Lead Electrical Engineer — Nuclear Plant Electrical Architect

Valar Atomics Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free onsite meals (lunch/dinner)

PPE stipend

Career growth and internal advancement

Direct collaboration with operators, 


Job summary

Valar Atomics is redefining energy with a first-of-a-kind nuclear plant and a culture that values autonomy, ownership, and impact. We seek a Lead Electrical Engineer to lead the IC&E electrical team and own delivery across Reactor, Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing, Power Generation, and Power Distribution.

This player-coach role blends leadership with deep technical authority in LV, MV, and HV systems. You’ll supervise design, validation, and documentation while shaping standards, coordinating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 10+ years electrical engineering experience across power generation, utility, process, or industrial projects.
• Experience leading an electrical engineering team.
• Experience building an engineering team through direct hiring.
• Substantial power generation electrical experience, including generator integration, interconnection requirements.
• Proficiency across LV, MV, and HV systems including studies, protection, and equipment specification.
• Expert-level power system analysis skills (SKM Power Tools, ETAP, PSS/E).
• End-to-end ownership of electrical scope on a major project.
• Strong knowledge of NEC/NFPA 70, IEEE C37, NEMA, ANSI, IEC.
• Experience representing electrical discipline to utilities, AHJs, regulators, or major vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering delivery across four plant areas: scope, quality, and schedule of studies, designs, and construction support.
• Own the plant electrical architecture end-to-end across voltage classes, from interconnection to LV distribution.
• Be the discipline's senior technical authority on studies, protection, and equipment specs.
• Lead inter-discipline design reviews, licensing-support activities, and vendor engagement.
• Coordinate electrical scope and interfaces across reactor, fuel manufacturing, power conversion, and site infrastructure programs.

Skills

Power systems analysis

Team leadership

Generator integration

Electrical architecture

HV/MV/LV design

Interconnection

Protection coordination

Project ownership

Compliance standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM Power Tools

ETAP

PSS/E

Job description

Valar Atomics is redefining energy with a first-of-a-kind nuclear plant and a culture that values autonomy, ownership, and impact. We seek a Lead Electrical Engineer to lead the IC&E electrical team and own delivery across Reactor, Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing, Power Generation, and Power Distribution.

This player-coach role blends leadership with deep technical authority in LV, MV, and HV systems. You’ll supervise design, validation, and documentation while shaping standards, coordinating with