Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The Electrical Engineer applies advanced science, technology, and engineering concepts to design, analyze, and model structures, systems, and components through releasable drawings, specifications, and other design documents. The role develops solutions to complex problems, applies emerging technologies and engineering tools, plans and conducts complex assignments, evaluates results, and may lead major complex projects. The engineer coordinates with other departments and disciplines, serves as a subject matter expert, and provides technical consulting and peer review. Safety, continuous improvement, and compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, consensus codes and standards, and quality assurance, environmental, safety, and security requirements are integral to the work. This is a multi-level position. Placement and compensation depend on the candidate’s experience, skills, education, and credentials. Grade 15 requires a bachelor’s degree and two years of experience; Grade 18 requires a bachelor’s degree and eight years of experience. The position is site-based at AMWTP and follows a Monday–Thursday, four 10-hour shifts schedule. U.S. citizenship is required because the work is performed at a federal facility involving national security. A State of Idaho Electrical Engineering PE license is preferred, or the ability to obtain one within six months; the posting notes that the license is required to seal engineering design disclosure documents prepared for external release.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college.
- For Salary Grade 15: bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience.
- For Salary Grade 18: bachelor’s degree plus eight years of experience.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to write reports, make presentations, and productively interface with customers.
- Experience and proficiency with power distribution design and analysis programs such as SKM Powertools.
- Experience and proficiency in power distribution, grounding, lightning protection, lighting, and cathodic protection.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Maintain and enhance technical capability through continuing education and continued acquisition of competence in engineering disciplines.
Nice To Haves
- State of Idaho Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering, or ability to obtain the license within six months.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with customers to understand requirements and identify design goals.
- Identify interfaces with other system components and applicable codes, standards, regulations, and procedures.
- Concur with technical and functional requirements, including TFRs, FCFs, FDCs, and SDDs.
- Evaluate hazards and safety requirements, environmental and pollution-prevention checklist requirements, and other ESH&QA requirements such as ALARA, life safety, fire protection, and industrial hygiene.
- Understand and research existing systems; research vendor literature; identify necessary design activities; evaluate new technologies and equipment; and identify research, studies, or testing needed to proceed with designs.
- Prepare design options and concepts.
- Incorporate safety into designs; develop and evaluate design alternatives; coordinate designs with other disciplines; and confirm compliance with applicable codes, standards, and requirements.
- Perform and document design analyses, develop and use mathematical models, and propose and develop prototype systems when needed.
- Prepare and issue construction or fabrication drawings and construction specifications; develop materials and parts lists, engineering design files, system design descriptions, and acceptance criteria.
- Participate in design reviews, use alternate mathematical models, support troubleshooting of final installations, and support acceptance testing at project startup.
- Support procurement of materials, equipment, and services; develop work orders; and support construction, installation, and startup efforts.
- Prepare field change documentation as required; support operational and maintenance procedure development and training; update as-built documentation as directed by the Design Authority; and support readiness reviews.
- Oversee project design tasks when assigned, request multidisciplinary resources, and mentor less experienced engineers.
- Negotiate engineering design schedules and determine engineering tools to use in areas of expertise.
- Maintain current training qualifications, review and support company policies, participate in employee and company safety activities and programs, and promote a safety-conscious work environment.
- Apply continuous improvement to promote positive changes in practices, programs, and procedures; evaluate progress and results and recommend major procedural changes as appropriate.
- Act as a liaison with other departments, divisions, and branches and provide technical consulting and peer review within the area of expertise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
