This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Substation Design (TEEC), Substation Engineering (TEE), Transmission Engineering & Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A successful candidate in the Interdisciplinary Engineer position will lead a project team assigned to the design process for projects, as well as coordinating the system modeling and other special analysis efforts.
As an Electrical or Electronic Engineer, you will: Serve as an expert consultant on matters within the Outdoor High Voltage or Indoor Low Voltage electrical substation design disciplines Determine project needs from customer requirements; performance standards; project scope and preliminary engineering documents; and technical studies .
Ensure project scope captures all project-enabling components for the design deliverables such that engineered solutions minimize complications or impediments identified for the construction phase. Assure scope refinement includes consultation with associated stakeholders and end users. Work within the guidelines of established project development and execution processes to move projects through stage gates and obtain timely delivery of design packages against target dates.
Provide quality assurance (QA) by developing a design plan and requirements, such as facilitating a statement of work, for the design elements that will fully inform the design process on functionality and quality requirements.
Provide quality control (QC) through technical review and checks of project description documents and design package components prepared by engineers, technicians, and contractors to ensure accuracy, adequacy, and conformance to BPA's requirements and design parameters. Collect, analyze, and summarize information and trends to recommend actions.
Exercise judgment and ingenuity in evaluating the value and applicability of new or improved technology, strategies, trends, or applications; investigating, predicting, and anticipating issues and conditions extending beyond a single specialty area, and affecting known standards, approaches, precedents, or concepts; developing or collaborating in the formulation of new standards, applications, concepts, or theories changing existing knowledge and extending an understanding of phenomena.
This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. 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. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".
jddumaplin@bpa.gov · 503-230-3289
This position is with Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $130328 – $157607/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-21.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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