Electrical Engineer (Early Career)

Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C); Richland (WA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Disability coverage

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

4x10 work schedule

Job summary

Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) seeks an Electrical Engineer to support the Design Engineering organization at the Hanford Site in Richland, WA. The engineer will design, analyze, and document electrical systems for production operations and facilities maintenance, working with engineers and suppliers to deliver safe, compliant solutions.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 1–4 years of related experience.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field; 1–4 years of related experience depending on grade level.
• Proficiency with electrical design concepts and codes is expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical designs, calculations, specifications and analyses within project budget and schedule.
• Develop power distribution designs including panels, MCCs, breakers, and controls.
• Create instrumentation and controls wiring documents from P&ID drawings for fabrication and installation.
• Interface with suppliers and client teams to resolve electrical issues and ensure high-quality documentation.
• Apply IEEE, NFPA and NEMA standards in electrical designs; coordinate with mechanical and process engineers.

Skills

Electrical design

Problem solving

Cross-team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) leads the nation's largest and most complex radioactive waste cleanup effort. Every day, our teams work to safely remove, treat, and dispose of 56 million gallons of legacy tank waste at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington.

When you join H2C, you become part of a team dedicated to creating "The Solution Today for a Better Tomorrow." Guided by our Vision, Mission, Values, and Behaviors, we work together with integrity, innovation, and accountability. We empower our workforce, encourage continuous improvement, and celebrate achievements as we make measurable progress toward tank waste cleanup and long term site closure. At H2C, your work has a meaningful impact—today and for future generations.

H2C seeks an Electrical Engineer to support the Design Engineering organization, who provides in-house design engineering support to Production Operations, Waste Retrievals, Tank Farm Projects and Facilities Maintenance. Design Engineering is responsible for oversight of design execution, change control and drawing configuration control for the Hanford Tank Farms. Design Engineering is also responsible for Procurement Engineering and supports implementation of the Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) process.

The Electrical Engineer in the Design Engineering organization will:

• Provide electrical engineering designs, calculations, specifications and analyses within project budget and schedule.
• Produce a wide spectrum of industrial power distribution designs involving power panels, switchboards, MCCs, programmable logic controllers, motor circuits, variable frequency drives, UPS units, transfer switches, metering equipment, transformers, safety disconnects, overcurrent protection, grounding, and lighting systems.
• Develop instrumentation and controls wiring documents based on P&ID drawings for fabrication and installation of industrial control panels with process automation monitoring & control devices, and with various NEC wiring methods.
• Originate and check equipment and wiring design deliverables to meet detailed customer expectations.
• Communicate with internal and external organizations to produce high quality documents.
• Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to solve electrical problems.
• Provide engineering field support during installation of electrical equipment.
• Interface with equipment suppliers and leverage vendor technical expertise in electrical designs.Represent the electrical design group on multi-discipline project teams and in client conferences to effectively resolve electrical issues.
• Understand and apply common IEEE, NFPA and NEMA industrial consensus standards to electrical designs.
• Interface cohesively with mechanical, structural, civil and process engineers to make sound decisions that facilitate optimum overall solutions.
• Problem-solving for complex technical challenges with adaptations of engineering alternatives.
• Ability to execute tasks with minimal oversight
• Function as design team lead on project or departmental task assignments.

Required Qualifications

Grade 15:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and
• One (1) year of related experience

Grade 16:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and
• Two (2) years of related experience
• Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is increased.

Grade 17:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and
• Four (4) years of related experience
• Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is increased.

Desired Qualifications

• Proficient with NFPA 70 (NEC 2017) Articles 110, 210, 215, 225, 230, 240, 250, 300, 310, 344, 400, 408, 427, 430, 450, Chapter 9 Tables and Annex C.
• Familiar with NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.
• Familiar with electrical system modeling programs for design simulations of electrical load flow, protective device settings, short circuit current and arc flash data.
• Ability to generate electrical calculation documents for sizing conductors, conduits, and overcurrent protective devices.
• Ability to generate electrical one line, I&C loop, elementary and general wiring connection diagrams.
• Ability to generate control panel arrangement and wiring drawings with material lists.
• Ability to generate wire run and conduit schedules.
• Ability to produce electrical procurement and construction specifications for industrial applications.
• 1 year experience with AutoCAD.

In accordance with the company's philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, H2C takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial grade and salary to include assigned job scope and responsibility, a candidate's qualifications as compared to internal comparators performing in a similar role, and the external labor market. A salary offer will be made at the appropriate grade level and within the targeted hiring range posted according to these factors. Note a candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into consideration.

Hiring Range Minimum: $82,000 Hiring Range Maximum: $124,788

H2C offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visit https://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/HEWTBenefits

Depending on the nature of your employment with H2C, you can expect the following:

- A business casual dress work environment: jeans are permissible (restrictions may apply).

- Opportunity for work/life balance: a standard 4 x 10 work schedule, allowing more personal time to enjoy life outside of the office (other schedules and/or shift work may be required).

Note: employment at H2C involves working in the office or in the field depending on the role.