Engineering Apprentice I

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DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has been an industry leader in the design and supply of high-voltage, open-air substations, and switchyards since 1965. Over a half-century of building meaningful relationships with our customers and vendors boils down to one thing: people. We take pride in our collaborative approach where everything we do is designed to deliver the project the right way, your way. Though we have grown over the years, and now offer new innovations like our Factory-Built

Substations, our age-old commitment will never change: to take care of you like family.

 

The Engineering Apprentice I shall be a member of a project engineering team responsible for completing assigned tasks within the allotted schedule and cost constraints. The Engineering Apprentice shall report directly to the Manager of the Engineering Department who is responsible for managing the engineering and design schedules and supervising team members. The Engineering Apprentice shall be fully capable and willing to perform all tasks assigned by the Management of the Engineering Department.

The Engineering Apprentice shall be the single person on the Engineering and Design Team who is responsible and accountable for all aspects related to the structural and physical substation design of the project.  The engineer is expected to be knowlegable in all aspects of substation design, including structural steel, foundations, rigid and flexible bus design, substation layout, electrical clearance and safety requirements, and equipment functions and their purpose.  The engineer assigned to perform the structural calculations on a project is expected to follow his/her project throughout the design process, supporting the design team and providing technical advice.  The engineer shall provide guidance, direction, instruction, and leadership to the design team pertaining to technical issues.   The main objectives for the Engineering Apprentice shall be 0 Errors, 0 Missed Commitments, and efficient production.