Electrical Engineering Technician jobs in Billings, MT

Work Where it Matters

RiverTech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At RiverTech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, RiverTech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, RiverTech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide-ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT.

As a RiverTech employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Job Summary:

RiverTech is looking for a Electrical Engineering Technician to work in Cody, WY. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides support to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) – Rocky Mountain Region’s (RMR). The Electrical Engineering Technician will be responsible to performs non-routine and complex assignments involving responsibility for planning and conducting a complete project of relatively limited scope or a portion of a larger and more diverse project, selects and adapts plans, techniques, designs, or layouts, contacts personnel in related activities to resolve problems and coordinate the work, reviews, analyzes, and integrates the technical work of others in the Cody Field Office. From general guidelines and specifications, the technician develops designs for equipment without critical performance requirements that are difficult to satisfy such as engine parts, research instruments, or special purpose circuitry. Analyzes technical data to determine applicability to design problems; selects from several possible design layouts; calculates design data; and prepares layouts, detailed specifications, parts lists, estimates, procedures, etc. May check and analyze drawings or equipment to determine adequacy of drawings and design.

• The Cody Electrical Engineering Technician will execute the following actions:

• Outline objectives, requirements, and design approaches and review completed work for technical adequacy.

• Develop and draft electrical wiring and schematic diagrams.

• Review existing wiring installations to correct existing drawings or create new drawings.

• Work with Meter & Relay Technicians to check new wiring installations and perform relay commissioning.

• Program meters, relays, and control devices.

• Design Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) and create design schematics.

• Construct components, subunits, or simple models or adapt standard equipment.

• Work with Electricians in testing and commissioning substation equipment.

• Work with electricians in troubleshooting problems and/or equipment malfunctions.

• Work with engineering creating specifications for purchasing electrical equipment.

• Extract and compile a variety of engineering data from field notes, manuals, lab reports, etc., process data, identify errors or inconsistencies, select methods of data presentation.

• Other electrical projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six or more years of electrical experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in associated field (i.e. Electrical Engineering).

Desired Qualifications:

• Two or more years of basic drafting experience.

• Experience using AutoCAD and electronic drafting services using computer-aided engineering techniques.

• Specialized knowledge of WAPA systems, equipment, procedures, and operations is highly desired.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

Job: Engineering/Design

Travel: No

Organization: RiverTech, LLC

Clearance: Not Applicable

Shift: Day Job

Work Type: On-Site

Req ID: RIV03148