Lead Electrical Engineer 1 - Mission Critical

Sargent Lundy; Los Alamos (NM); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Sargent Lundy in Los Alamos, NM is seeking an Electrical team lead to direct a project team designing, modifying, and analyzing electrical systems for nuclear material processing, waste treatment, and commercial nuclear plants. You will lead technical investigations, design reviews, and coordination with vendors in a hybrid work setting.

The role emphasizes leading electrical design efforts, ensuring timely and within-budget project delivery, and producing clear technical documentation for

Qualifications

• Experience leading electrical design teams for complex projects.
• Ability to coordinate across design, calculation, and documentation tasks.
• Strong communication and documentation skills to present technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Act as Electrical team lead in coordinating detailed design phases for all electrical engineering work.
• Lead efforts to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Coordinate systems design activities to meet specs, codes, and client requirements.
• Prepare and review detailed electrical calculations (arc flash, voltage drop, fault current, lighting).
• Prepare design input documentation for drawing production (master diagrams/schematics).
• Interface with vendors for materials and equipment purchase specifications.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Project coordination

Electrical calculations

Communication

Job description

Description

This position allows for a hybrid arrangement with a mix of work from home and in the office.

This position will offer you the opportunity to lead a project team consisting of engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing electrical systems supporting processing of nuclear material, nuclear waste treatment, storage and disposal systems, and commercial nuclear power plants. You will work on challenging assignments that include designing, investigating, trouble-shooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.

• Act as the Electrical team lead in the coordination of detailed design phases for all aspects of electrical engineering work
• Lead efforts to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget
• Coordinate systems design activities to ensure installation and operations will comply with specifications, codes, and client requirements
• Prepare and review detailed electrical calculations, including arc flash, voltage drop, fault current, and lighting
• Prepare documentation for design input for drawing production including master diagrams and master schematics
• Interface with vendors to prepare materials and equipment purchase specifications for client recommendations
• Prepare reports and studies that present technical information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements and S&L formats
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation
• Develop your career via peer-learning through sharing of knowledge with other experienced engineers by way of S&L’s systems of process and associated “Communities of Practice