Lead Electrical Engineer for Nuclear Power Plant (Equity)

Valar Atomics Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

Generous PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Rapid career growth

Direct collaboration with experienced\

Build and scale transformative energy

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to lead and build the electrical engineering team and own delivery across the full plant scope, including HV utility interconnection, MV distribution, and LV process systems. This player-coach role combines leadership with senior technical responsibilities across Reactor, Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing, Power Generation, and distribution.

You will hire, mentor, and guide engineers from Engineer through Principal levels, ensuring rigorous design,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience across power generation, utility, process, or industrial projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading an electrical engineering team: directing work, reviewing output, and developing engineers.
• Experience building an engineering team through direct hiring and onboarding.
• Substantial power generation electrical experience, including generator integration and interconnection requirements.
• Proficiency in power system analysis tools (SKM, ETAP, PSS/E).

Responsibilities

• Build the electrical engineering team: define roles, recruit, interview, onboard engineers.
• Lead day-to-day engineering activities: prioritize work, review outputs, manage performance.
• Own engineering resourcing strategy and contractor oversight.
• Establish design standards, documentation discipline, and ladder growth to Staff/Principal levels.
• Oversee electrical scope end-to-end across plant areas: HV, MV, LV systems, interconnection, and protection.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Team leadership

Power systems

Electrical design

Interconnection

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM Power Tools

ETAP

PSS/E

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to lead and build the electrical engineering team and own delivery across the full plant scope, including HV utility interconnection, MV distribution, and LV process systems. This player-coach role combines leadership with senior technical responsibilities across Reactor, Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing, Power Generation, and distribution.

You will hire, mentor, and guide engineers from Engineer through Principal levels, ensuring rigorous design,