This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Asset Reliability and Maintenance (TEZM) organization of Technical Services (TEZ), Engineering and Technical Services (TE), Transmission (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A successful candidate in the Electrical Engineer position will serve as a lead engineer performing substation and transmission line maintenance technical services work or performing asset performance assessment work in the TEZM organization. Duties As an Electrical Engineer, you will: • Serve as a technical subject matter expert in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and asset health modeling for high-voltage substation and transmission line assets across the TEZM organization. • Establish asset performance metrics, condition assessment criteria, and risk-evaluation strategies to guide replacement and maintenance decisions for asset management and field service teams. • Plan and direct root cause failure analyses (RCFA), equipment diagnostic investigations, and age exploration studies alongside field crews and technical specialists to refine preventive maintenance practices. • Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies, diagnostic tools, and asset management systems (e.g., Cascade) to improve RCM program effectiveness and operational reliability. • Represent the organization on inter-utility groups, professional engineering committees, and standards bodies to evaluate high-voltage equipment performance and update industry maintenance standards. • Provide functional team leadership for engineers and technical staff performing technical services and asset assessment, ensuring alignment with TEZM strategic goals, priorities, and deadlines. • Balance and coordinate team workload, providing technical coaching, guidance on problem-solving methods, and peer review to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables. • Facilitate team communications and continuous improvement, assisting the team in identifying training needs, refining work processes, and conveying technical findings and consensus to leadership. Requirements Conditions of employment In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: • You must be a United States Citizen. • This employer participates in the e-Verify program. • Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. • You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Conditions of Employment: • This position does not support remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 2 days per pay period. • The salary is based on a Special Rate Table, Number 0754: https://apps.opm.gov/SpecialRates/ • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. Qualifications BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional Registration or Licensure Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. -OR- 2. Written Test Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. -OR- 3. Specified Academic Courses Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.-OR- 4. Related Curriculum Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [enter grade] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in providing electrical engineering support and guidance to internal engineering or technical staff, on Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles and asset management strategies for high-voltage substation equipment and transmission line assets to evaluate asset health, risk, and performance including 1) conducting root cause failure analyses, equipment diagnostic investigations, or age exploration studies on high-voltage components to develop preventative maintenance recommendations, design changes, or replacement criteria; and 2) leading or coordinating technical team activities, such as guiding engineering/technical staff, balancing workloads, conducting peer reviews, or representing an organization on inter-utility/industry technical committees. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible". Additional information • The salary is based on a Special Rate Table, Number 0754: https://apps.opm.gov/SpecialRates/ • This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.