Electronics Engr 3 - Sys Planning

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Note : All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.

Draft telecommunications decisions to lease or share operational circuits on Bonneville's communications systems.

Work within a team to draft Communications / Control Planning (C&C) plans-of-service (PoS) for reimbursable study agreements. Study agreements may include requests by other utilities and organizations and for capital related projects.

Work with the Power System Planning group to identify the required telecommunications elements and document the minimum C&C requirements to fulfill project requirements.

Draft and recommend C&C PoS packages for communications circuits and telecom paths to fulfill requirements of BPA communications, control, and relaying requirements for existing and new sites; this may include travel to remote locations to verify feasibility of C&C PoS.

Document PoS on Project Requirements Diagrams (PRDs) website.

Draft back-of envelope (BoE) estimates

Draft the C&C portion of the Study Report

Using draft PRD documents create and submit Estimate Requests (ERs) for review and approval.

Draft telecommunications decisions to lease or share operational circuits on BPA's communications systems for review and signature by the Supervisor of Communication / Control Planning.

Using planning tools such as Pathloss and TCIS, provide analysis of Microwave paths, SONET configurations; results are used to create PoS packages.

Communicate technical information verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical users.

Provide project / task updates (oral or written) as requested by the Manager of Communications and Grid Modeling and / or Supervisor of Communications / Control Planning.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)

A bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or other closely related Engineering field is required.

10+ years previous electronics / electrical engineering experience, with a diversified knowledge of engineering concepts, principles and practices experience, is required.

Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)

5+ years of experience with the following :

Experience in developing cost estimates for communication items.

Experience in metering and telemetry requirements as related to interchange projects.

Experience disseminating technical information in writing and orally.

Experience in planning digital radio systems and long-haul fiber optic systems, preferably SONET systems.

Experience developing options, evaluating, and providing a preferred plan for meeting communications / control system functional requirements.

Working knowledge of transmission and operational telecommunications systems

Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix)

Experience in Electric Utility sector with an emphasis on C&C Planning, Electronic Design, Communications Maintenance, Technical Operations

Experience developing plans-of-service for communication, control and data systems used to operate and control the power grid at large Electric Utilities.

Developing communications / control plans in conjunction with fulfilling transmission service.

Knowledge of the NERC and WECC Planning Standards as they apply to the Protective Relaying, Metering, Special Protection Systems and communication systems

Experience applying WECC "Communication System Performance Guide for Protective Relaying Systems

Experience in communication requirements related to relaying and Remedial Action Schemes (RAS)

Knowledge of and / or experience with planning or designing Ethernet-based WAN systems, preferably in a utility environment

Communication network operation concepts and methods.

Communication network architecture principles and concepts.

Communication network operation, performance, planning.

Planning of communications, control and data systems for network transmission, network interconnections and customer service projects.

Additional Requirements (not required on matrix)

Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.