Interdisciplinary Engineer
Bonneville Power AdministrationThis position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Transmission Project Engineering (TELP) organization of Transmission Lines & Civil Works Engineering (TEL), Transmission Engineering & Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As an interdisciplinary engineer you will serve as a technical specialist in transmission line design, clearance analysis, failure analysis, meteorological investigations, quality assurance and control.As a Civil Engineer or Mechanical Engineer, you will: Provide expertise and leadership for key technical areas including transmission line design, clearance analysis, failure analysis, meteorological investigations and quality assurance and control (QA/QC) for components of the transmission system. Provide advanced engineering solutions to transmission related conductor hardware and clearance issues to meet construction, maintenance, replacement, and operational needs. Perform sag and tension calculations for analysis and installation of conductor, ground wire, and fiber optic cables with adequate clearances on transmission structures. Coordinate and perform inspection and witnesses design and production tests of transmission line components to insure compliance with BPA technical specifications. Serve as the Engineering technical representative to various teams and organizations that address line/fiber optic hardware QA/QC issues. Provide technical training to other BPA engineers relating to QA/QC processes and procedures.
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