Electronic Engineering Technician

Overview:   
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Electronic Engineering Technician will provide technical support for fiber optic and communications systems, including system acceptance testing, OTDR testing, fiber characterization, test documentation, and as-built drawings. The role will review engineering designs, analyze completed installations, coordinate testing activities, and prepare technical reports. Qualified candidates will have 10–14 years of technical/engineering experience depending on education, plus 8 years of directly related fiber characterization or OTDR testing experience, working knowledge of Microsoft Office, and knowledge of engineering concepts and practices for transmission system facilities. This full-time position is located in Kalispell, MT.

Responsibilities:   

• Provide technical advice and recommendations to Test and Energization (T&E) construction, operations and maintenance, and Project Management personnel, as well as design engineers and field System Protection Control (SPC) and Power System Control (PSC) staff.
• Provide technical support for testing and test documentation in the field.
• Review engineering designs to maintain conformance to existing policies and standards for installation of communications and fiber optic systems.
• Prepare accurate as built drawings for communications and fiber optic systems for review and approval by manager / lead engineer.
• Prepare fiber optic system test summary reports for maintenance personnel for review and approval by manager / lead engineer.
• With oversight from manager / staff, coordinate the overall system acceptance testing of the Fiber Optic installations for the T&E Group during all aspects of the construction activities from planning, project management, to construction management, through energization, which includes facilitating communication and scheduling of fiber optic splicing, and crews associated with substation and line projects, internal electrical crews or contract electrical crews.
• Perform analysis of final fiber installations to be released for operational traffic and brief the emergency restoration coordinator regarding any and all pertinent data for the restoration plan.  
• Perform fiber Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) testing of fiber optic reels.
• Perform fiber OTDR testing and fiber characterization testing of fiber optic plant installations to verify installations meet specifications.
• Prepare various progress and status reports, test equipment requests and work-vehicle requirements for review and approval by manager / lead engineer.

Requirements:   

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering technology, mathematics, computer science, engineering technician, or related field is preferred.
• With an applicable Bachelor’s Degree, 10 years of experience in a technical/engineering environment is required.
• With an applicable Associate’s Degree, 12 years of experience in a technical/engineering environment is required.
• Without a degree, 14 years of experience in a technical/engineering environment is required.
• 8 years of directly related practical work experience performing fiber characterization or OTDR testing and reporting test results.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel and Word).
• Knowledge of engineering concepts, principals, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.   

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.   

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.   

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