Engineering Technician 1This contract position is within the Transmission Line Engineering organization at *** (BPA). The position supports line engineering by performing CAD drafting and ProjectWise documentation maintenance of overhead conductor, fiber-optic cables, ground wire, and associated hardware.
Assignment Responsibilities:
Maintain and operate databases (including ProjectWise and SharePoint) and other electronic and paper systems to store, index, track, and attribute engineering drawings.
Modify design drawings, using Excel, MicroStation and SolidEdge.
Convert historical documents to CAD format using MicroStation and SolidEdge.
Provide technical support related to transmission line design, components, assemblies and systems to design engineers, other engineering groups, project managers and other technicians.
Work with technical leads to develop, prepare, revise, and distribute design drawings and engineering technical documents and databases to support transmission line, fiber optic, and wireless projects or other assigned work on various computer platforms including MicroStation, SolidEdge, and ProjectWise.
Publish approved drawings and provide document control of the Transmission Line Design drawings.
Update and maintain existing hard copy design drawings in the Transmission Engineering files.
Obtain drawing and/or design files requested by design engineers as needed to complete assigned work.
Assist technical leads with the development of BPA-wide Transmission Line Design drafting standards.
Provide assistance to other design groups requesting TELC drawings, documents or reports.
Communicate both orally and in writing through reports, correspondence, briefings, presentations, and other media in order to plan, coordinate or advise on work efforts or to resolve operating problems.
Understand and adhere to all BPA agency and organization established policies, processes, procedures and standards.
Schedule and meet timelines and milestones, providing timely status updates.
Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails and records in accordance with compliance requirements.
Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a need to know).Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures.
Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
Requirements:
Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Drafting, Computer Science or a related field is preferred.1 year of directly related work experience is required.
Knowledge of engineering drafting practices.
At least six (6) months of engineering technician CAD experience is required.
Ability to read, understand, and analyze engineering drawings, schematics, diagrams.
Ability to use computer technology in the performance of assigned engineering technician work is required.
Experience using CAD software to create engineering drawings, preferably MicroStation, Excel, and/or SolidEdge
