This position is located in Transmission Services of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The purpose of the position is to serve as an electrical engineer performing assignments of limited scope and difficulty which are screened to eliminate difficult or unusual problems.
Responsibilities
As a Electrical Engineer (Recent Graduate), you will:
- Perform blocks of work which may be complete in themselves or segments of much broader projects.
- Assignments are composed of several aspects, each requiring independent analysis and solution, which must be integrated for the final solution.
- Complete projects, when assigned, frequently pertain to conventional or well-established types of equipment or systems on which development has been completed and which are not undergoing constant modification.
- Make engineering determinations and applies judgment in the selection, interpretation, and application of relevant rules, standard procedures, or precedents.
- Find and apply the appropriate precedents to the assignments, and often makes minor adaptations to tailor guidelines to particular assignments.
- Use computer technology in the performance of assigned engineering work.
To be eligible for the Recent Graduate program you must be a:
Recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution.
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Student who within nine months of the closing date of this announcement will meet the education requirements and will graduate with a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. A student may not be appointed to a position until they have graduated.
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Preference eligible veteran who was precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their two-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed six years after degree or certificate completion.
Bonneville Power Administration
905 NE Eleventh Ave
Portland
Oregon United States
www.bpa.gov
