Electrical Engineer

US Western Area Power Administration; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

US Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Sierra Nevada Region is seeking an Electrical Engineer to perform and coordinate complex power resources modeling, load forecasting, scheduling, and portfolio management within the Energy Management and Marketing Office.

To qualify, applicants must meet the basic requirement and the minimum qualification standards for the grade level, with options including ABET-accredited engineering degrees or combinations of education and experience as specified by

Qualifications

• Experience in power system engineering and analysis and data analysis using power system study tools and spreadsheets.
• Experience in power system economics or electricity markets, and computer programming and databases (GS-11/12 qualifiers).
• Education options include ABET-accredited engineering degree or combination of education and experience per federal standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform and coordinate complex power resources modeling, load forecasting, scheduling, and portfolio management.

Skills

Power system engineering

Data analysis

Power system study tools

Spreadsheets

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Power system study tools

Job description

This position is part of the WAPA-SNR-Sierra Nevada Region. As an Electrical Engineer, you will serve within the Energy Management and Marketing Office, performing and coordinating complex power resources modeling, load forecasting, scheduling, and portfolio management.

To be found qualified, you must meet the basic requirement AND minimum qualification requirements for the grade level(s) in which you apply.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

You must meet one of the following:

A. Degree: Engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience

college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

• 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
• 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
• 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
• 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

For the GS-09:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience in power system engineering and analysis and data analysis such as using power system study tools and spreadsheets to prepare data calculations and analysis.

You may also qualify for the GS-09:

• If you have two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree, if related; -OR-
• If you have a combination of superior academic achievement and one (1) year of appropriate professional experience; -OR-
• If you have a combination of experience and education as described above.

For the GS-11:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience in power system engineering and analysis and data analysis, power system economics or electricity markets, and computer programming and databases.

You may also qualify for the GS-11:

• Three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

For the GS-12:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience in power system engineering and analysis and data analysis, power system economics or electricity markets, and computer programming and databases.
• Experience in developing load/generation forecasts, energy procurement and price risk management strategies, resource planning studies, and developing/maintaining computer systems for resource planning and scheduling.; 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.