Electronic Engineer Tech - Telecom (Hybrid)

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Pacific Northwest utility provider is looking for an Electronic Engineer Tech - Telecom to provide engineering support in Vancouver, WA. The role involves project documentation, CAD proficiency, and various engineering tasks. A bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or related field is preferred, along with relevant work experience. This position is a one-year renewable contract with employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience with a bachelor's degree, or 7 years with an associate's degree, or 9 years without a degree.
• Experience in technical/engineering environment with increasing knowledge and responsibility.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance of databases related to electrical drawings.
• Prepare detailed design and procurement specifications.
• Draft telecommunications standard guides and templates.
• Participate in site visits for project scoping and design.
• Provide engineering technician expertise for project documentation.

Skills

CAD software proficiency

Technical project documentation

Engineering design support

Education

Bachelor's or associate's degree in electronic engineering

Job description

Electronic Engineer Tech - Telecom (Hybrid)

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for an Electronic Engineer Tech - Telecom for their Vancouver, WA location. This position provides engineering, design, and field support in the System Engineering, Project Engineering, Telecom group, including fiber optics, analog/mobile radio, digital radio, power line carrier, operational telephone, microwave towers and antennas, emergency AC/DC power and UPS systems, communications buildings, multiplex equipment, and monitoring systems including alarm system, Fault Locating Acquisition Reporter, microwave monitor, wide area networks used for operational data and network management. The role assists project managers and other engineering personnel in implementing projects, supporting field maintenance crews, and other related engineering activities.

This Hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits.

Key Responsibilities for Electronic Engineer Tech - Telecom:

• Assist in the maintenance of databases related to the production of electrical and electronic drawings and documents.
• Assist in preparing detailed design, material, or procurement specifications for equipment.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering designs and development of engineering requirements for the development, installation and modification of facilities based on analysis of engineering and design requirements, project parameters, and technical information from multiple sources.
• Draft and prepare telecommunications standard guides and templates for assigned projects.
• Participate in site visits to the field to support telecommunications project scoping and design, verify equipment configuration at sites, and document as built records during project wrap up.
• Support response to telecommunication engineering requests for information verification, such as waveguide distances, antenna locations, equipment spacing.
• Perform review of CAD and manually drafted drawings and other documents for drafting accuracy and completeness; provide feedback and/or make necessary corrections before review by engineers and technicians.
• Participate on teams and individually to research and document existing inventory of telecommunication and related equipment; may include data entry and clean-up efforts and coordination with the local District Resource Specialist.
• Provide engineering technician expertise to support engineering design and field personnel in all aspects of project documentation.
• Organize and analyze drawings prior to setup and discuss project complexity and time estimates with technical and supervisory personnel.
• Draft designs from engineers’ idea notes and rough sketches utilizing sources such as electronic files, drawing stick files, and central records vault.
• Participate in the development and revision of Telecommunication drawing templates and standards.
• Assist with various administrative duties, such as engineering record maintenance which includes obtain new drawing numbers, input drawing information into the organization’s CAD database at the various stages of the CAD process and complete necessary forms to submit final drawings to central records.
• Perform sub-system user file management within CAD systems, such as plotting, printing, storage and retrieving and returning drawings from ProjectWise.
• Update and maintain the As Built file structure within ProjectWise; maneuver .pdf and .dgn files as requested.
• Prepare and draft detailed As Built drawings via MicroStation CAD software.
• Manage submissions of As Built drawings and documentation. Assist in mentoring team members in the As Built process.
• Draft and prepare drawing lists’ and drawing packages for digital signature and distribution.
• Take and update photographic records of all physical equipment.
• Scan and file facility documents and other antiquated/non electronic prints.

Requirements/Qualifications for Electronic Engineer Tech - Telecom:

• A bachelor’s or associate’s degree in electronic engineering or a closely related field is preferred.
• 5 years of work experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
• 7 years of work experience is required with an applicable associate’s degree.
• 9 years of work experience is required without a degree or applicable degree.
• Experience should include directly related work experience in a technical/engineering environment and should demonstrate increasing knowledge and responsibility.
• Proficiency in use of CAD software.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.

Job ID: 13618