Electrical Engineer

Job Duties

At the full performance level, some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs engineering analyses to include performing and coordinating technical planning activities; data collection (including validation and management); design; modeling and data analyses; analyses of site location and/or conditions; troubleshooting electrical equipment and systems; and risk estimation and analyses.
• Provides electrical engineering support for the Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP) electrical distribution, instrumentation, and industrial control system (ICS), including sustaining, troubleshooting, and improving the plant's distributed control system (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and data historians.
• Coordinates operational changes, planned outages, and instrumentation calibrations at YDP with plant operations and maintenance personnel and vendors; documents changes in control narratives and configuration baselines.
• Performs configuration management and quality assurance for ICS/DCS software and firmware updates in accordance with agency standards and YAO procedures.
• Supports integration and reliability of control networks and field control units used to monitor and control desalting and water-quality processes at YDP and the Water Quality Improvement Center (WQIC) research facility at the Yuma Area Office.
• Provides technical oversight of on-site construction and/or operations and maintenance-related work, including inspection and acceptance of facility or utility construction work performed by a contractor.
• Provides electrical engineering expertise in the O&M of complex features/facilities.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs scheduled and emergency (breakdown) maintenance, repair, and modifications.
• Reviews standards of performance and maintenance techniques, including schedules and types of tests performed; performs specialized diagnostic tests on electrical equipment; and evaluates test data and the corrective measures performed to assure adherence to existing procedures and instructions.
• Plans, schedules, coordinates, and conducts electrical engineering facility examinations, reviews, and/or inspections which include conducting condition assessments and construction and transfer inspections; identifying and addressing deficiencies relative to design criteria, applicable codes and standards, or state or Federal statutes or regulations; calculating preliminary estimates for repairs; coordinating with internal and external partners; documenting and presenting results; conducting root cause analyses; analyzing unexpected event reports; conducting accident and incident investigations; and identifying future needs for the asset investment such as extraordinary maintenance and rehabilitation.
• Provides engineering support in connection with regulatory program oversight, policy and rulemaking efforts, review of regulatory compliance issues, and resolution of engineering related issues as they are encountered.
• Develops, monitors, and manages project plans that outline the scope, schedule, and budget of assigned projects.
• Provides technical reviews, peer reviews, and/or checking of designs, drawings, engineering analysis, and technical documents (e.g., trip reports, project notes), specifications, and contract correspondence, ensuring documents are accurate and quality assurance processes were followed.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.