Engineering Technician

Location: Overland Park, Kansas

Country: United States

Category: Engineering

Workplace Location: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Posted Date: February 9, 2026

Job ID: 643113

Job Description

Pay Range: $50-50.47

Duties: 

  • We are looking for candidates who are using AutoCad Electrical (ACADE) with SDS (Substation Design Suite) in the substation industry. 
  • Ideally these candidates have been using the software for 3-5 years and can support some of the drafting/design independently. 
  • We would also be interested in candidates who know only the AutoCad Electrical but have been working in the substation industry. 
  • We have been seeing a handful of candidates who only know AutoCad Electrical and not the SDS portion.  Our team is willing to teach the SDS skillset, but candidates need to have the substation industry experience. 
  • If candidates have AutoCad Electrical only and no substation experience BV will not be selecting those candidates for interviews.

 

Functions in a senior level engineering technician capacity. With minimal supervision, performs advanced functions requiring knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards and document control processes/procedures in support of creating and modifying deliverables. May provide technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments.
Engineering Standards: Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and policies and procedures. Quality / Continuous Improvement: Proactively applies knowledge of the Quality Program relative to deliverables.
Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency. Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project.
Engineering Production: Broadening the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes and procedures used to accomplish deliverables. Create and develop deliverables based on a variety of design inputs. May develop less complex design concepts and create project design deliverables based on a variety of design inputs.
May perform computations such as development of detailed material quantities and estimates.
Project Coordination: Coordinate deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors.
May support field activities. May be responsible for support of project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities. Client Focus: Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers.
Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology: Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes. May apply judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation. People Management - (supervision - career development - developing professionals, mentoring): May provide work direction and guidance to others.


Skills: 
3-5 yrs experience with AutoCAD Electrical (ACADE) with SDS (Substation Design Suite) in the substation industry

MUST have substation industry experience. If candidate has ACADE only and nosubstation experience, they will be rejected.

Education: Diploma or Certificate preferred. Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.


 

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