Senior Electrical Designer 2 - Government Services

Sargent & Lundy•Richland, WA

About The Position

Our Government Services Group, one of our five (5) market focused business units, has opportunities for engineering professionals in our design group. This group specializes in DOE facility design, both new and retrofit designs, as well as special purpose glove boxes and the associated controls and auxiliary systems, precision furnaces, hot cells, custom pressure vessels and other one-of-a-kind equipment. As a member of a multi-disciplined project team, this position will offer you the opportunity to utilize and expand your designer background and/or technical experience in Electrical and/or Controls Design. This position will offer you the opportunity to utilize and expand your drafting skills, while working in a multi-disciplined team environment with other designers and/or engineers in the preparation of design drawings based on design input You will have the opportunity to apply your computer-aided drafting skills in 2D and 3D design software environments. You will be involved in creating drawings to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions You may accompany and assist experienced engineers and designers on walk downs at client facilities to gather information for your design project Work on project teams with other Electrical designers and engineers involved in the design of new power distribution and lighting You will be involved in the preparation of design media for the procurement and implementation of software, instrumentation, and control system platforms Develop your career via peer learning by way of Sargent & Lundy's systems of process and associated "Communities of Practice"

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen; Dual citizenship with a country other than the U.S. does not qualify.
Must be able to obtain US Government security clearance
Associate's Degree in drafting or a high school diploma and 1 or more years drafting course work or equivalent technical experience
12+ years of professional experience converting the designs of engineers into technical drawings or equivalent education and experience
Proficience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation software
Experience in the design of electrical/controls engineering systems in a project team environment with a focus on integrated, detailed system design for new facilities, or modifications or replacements for existing facilities
Experience in preparation and review of design drawings
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Detail-oriented approach to work

Nice To Haves

CAD certificate
BIM modeling using Autodesk products (Revit) or equivalent
Navisworks
Experience with ProjectWise or SmartPlant Foundation or similar document management type applications.
Understanding of NFPA/NEC codes
Experience with electrical system design including medium and low voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motors), communication systems, one-line diagrams, loop diagrams, cable and conduit diagrams

Responsibilities

Creating drawings to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions
Accompanying and assisting experienced engineers and designers on walk downs at client facilities to gather information for your design project
Working on project teams with other Electrical designers and engineers involved in the design of new power distribution and lighting
Preparation of design media for the procurement and implementation of software, instrumentation, and control system platforms