This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Eastern Engineering group (TPCF) and Western Engineering (TPCV), of Customer Service Engineering, System Planning, Transmission Services. As a senior Electrical Engineer, you are the key technical partner for utility customers. You will lead complex projects to expand and strengthen the Pacific Northwest's power grid, serving as the expert liaison for integrating new energy resources.
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Powering the Future of the Pacific Northwest: Be the Connection The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is at the heart of the Pacific Northwest's energy landscape, responsible for ensuring an adequate, efficient, and reliable power supply for the region. As a Senior Customer Service Engineer, you are not just an employee; you are the primary technical authority and trusted business partner connecting BPA with its utility customers and generation developers.
You are the vanguard, shaping the future of the regional power grid by leading the integration of resources while ensuring the system remains safe, stable, and economically sound. As an Electrical Engineer, you will: Lead Strategic Grid Expansion: Act as the lead engineer and subject matter expert in developing comprehensive plans to modify and expand the BPA transmission system.
You will work collaboratively with customers and internal teams to create innovative solutions that provide the best value for all parties. Serve as the Primary Technical Authority: Represent BPA as the main engineering point of contact for interconnection requests from public utilities, private companies, and generation developers. You will serve as the trusted consultant and expert advisor on all technical aspects of planning and expansion projects.
Drive Complex Negotiations: Prepare and negotiate the technical details of engineering and construction agreements for expanding or modifying BPA's transmission network. You will be the final authority on the technical aspects of both short and long-term contracts. Manage Key Customer Relationships: Own the technical relationship with our customers.
This includes leading investigations into power outages, proposing reliability improvements, and ensuring all of BPA's teams work together to provide timely and complete solutions to customer requests. Develop Next-Generation Solutions: Use your expert judgment and resourcefulness to solve unique and complex issues facing the grid. You will analyze system parameters, review proposals for impacts on the transmission system, and develop business cases for innovative solutions.
Ensure Grid Reliability and Safety: Serve as a subject matter expert, working with interconnected utilities to develop joint plans that reinforce the transmission system. You will analyze the impact of mandatory reliability standards on customers and ensure compliance, keeping the grid secure and stable.
This vacancy has a positive education requirement. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
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This position is with Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $118204 – $160638/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-15.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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