Position Title: DSN Facilities Power Cognizant Development Engineer
Environment: Remote (On-site 2 times per month)
Location: Monrovia, CA
Position Status: Direct Hire
Pay rate: $160,000
Job Responsibilities:
Oversee all aspects of design, construction, acceptance testing, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and installation of Power Distribution, Generation and Protection equipment
Responsible for project design and implementation of repairing or replacing existing systems. The candidate may be expected to take the technical lead in the implementation of smaller projects involving research and coordinating with subcontractors to achieve project milestones.
Fundamental understanding in power distribution, generation, and protection is a must to ensure safety of equipment, operations, and personnel. This includes creating Arc Flash Evaluations and Short-circuit studies to identify power system is up to date with NFPA 70E. Coordination and Time Current Curves evaluations are also expected within the role.
Candidate must have capability to troubleshoot unexpected unknowns during a modification project. Candidate should be able to read, understand, and mark-up wiring diagrams, schematics, and documentation to record how the system was modified or as-built.
Provide technical assistance and guidance to operations and maintenance personnel for issues on Power systems. Support facility, consultants and field technicians in different time zones as required and creating an analysis and resolution on system problems.
Verify and ensure that new power system deliveries are compatible with existing building infrastructure and codes. Identify equipment spares and product obsolescence. Maintain vendor/distributor communication with regards to Field Service Bulletins.
Assist in planning, design, analysis, cost estimating, sparing, and provide overall technical guidance for the subsystem.
Support the DSN Engineering Change Management (ECM) Board in the development, evaluation and costing of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), the preparation and delivery of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) or Modification Kits (Modkits), and the troubleshooting, resolution and closure of Discrepancy Reports (DRs).
The candidate will be expected to quickly familiarize themselves with the forms and functions of the DSN Power assemblies in both the Facilities and Antenna Subsystems, working closely in coordination with supporting electrical and control engineers, as well as with operations personnel at the DSCCs.
Coordinate design elements with other design disciplines
Possess a working knowledge of NFPA, NETA, IEEE, and other relevant codes/standards and always be in compliance.
Identify lead times for major electrical equipment to ensure project success. Identify and eliminate single point of failure distribution points within the subsystem.
Experience and Education:
Must possess a California Professional Engineering (PE) License
Must have a B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution with an emphasis in Power Engineering and 8+ years of verifiable direct Facility Power Distribution design and field experience.
Knowledgeable with NEC Standards
Experience with troubleshooting Power system equipment and schematics, PLC logic and PID control diagrams.
Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus
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