Lead Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear
About The Position
The Lead Electrical Engineer 1 will lead electrical engineering work for challenging projects supporting the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is a full-time, five-days-per-week, on-site position. The role leads a group through project design and delivery, coordinating with other disciplines and ensuring deliverables meet technical, quality, financial, and project-controls expectations. The engineer provides technical oversight for electrical design activities, including design change packages, engineering calculations, procurement specifications, and equipment vendor evaluations. The work includes developing scopes, estimates, schedules, and proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants; coordinating project deliverables and resolving issues; and interfacing with clients to validate scope and support client satisfaction. The role also mentors group members and develops opportunities for follow-on work.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
- At least 10 years of experience designing electrical engineering systems for power plants.
- At least 3 years of experience leading an engineering design group through all phases of project design.
- Experience selecting equipment and materials and preparing and assembling engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications.
- Experience serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
- Experience designing electrical systems, including low- and medium-voltage distribution systems and associated transformers, generators, motors, and relays.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for conveying information to project team members and clients.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Detail-oriented approach to work.
- Ability to be badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station.
- Must already have U.S. work authorization; the employer does not sponsor work authorization for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is preferred.
- Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies relevant to the role; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.
Responsibilities
- Lead group members’ work to complete electrical engineering deliverables in accordance with technical, quality, financial, and project-controls expectations.
- Initiate and communicate scopes of work to group members and define deliverables such as calculations, specifications, and drawings.
- Review work status, track progress, maintain project scope and budget, and keep clients informed through status meetings and progress reports.
- Track and resolve open items and emergent project issues, and coordinate completion of project deliverables.
- Lead detailed design phases for electrical engineering work, including coordination and interfaces with other disciplines.
- Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants.
- Provide technical oversight and supervision for electrical engineering activities, including design change packages to install, replace, or upgrade plant equipment.
- Oversee engineering calculations supporting design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short-circuit, cable ampacity, voltage-drop, breaker-coordination, motor-starting, and protective-relay-setting calculations.
- Prepare equipment procurement specifications and support vendor bid evaluations, requests for information, responses to vendor questions, and tracking of questions and responses.
- Interface with clients and implementing personnel to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction.
- Mentor and guide the development of the group.
- Identify client needs that may create strategic opportunities and develop follow-on work through existing client relationships.
- Prepare or coordinate multidisciplinary proposals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision health plans
- Life and accident insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Back-up daycare
- Flexible spending account and health savings account
- 401(k)
- Pre-tax commuter account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid annual personal/sick time
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Flexible work arrangements
- Yearly discretionary bonus may be available to eligible employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
