Lead Electrical Engineer — Nuclear Power Uprates

Vistra Energy; Carroll Township (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Energy in Oak Harbor, OH seeks a senior Electrical Engineer to lead the electrical scope of Power Uprate projects, ensuring safe, reliable, and code-compliant designs and modifications for plant interfaces.

You will coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, and site engineering, support regulatory submittals, and mentor project teams to meet outage milestones while maintaining operability and long-term maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; Electrical discipline preferred.
• 10+ years of nuclear engineering experience; 5+ years in electrical systems design/modification/major projects.
• Direct experience with Extended Power Uprates, electrical upgrades, switchyard/grid integration, or equivalent $1B+ projects.
• Strong knowledge of NRC, INPO, IEEE, NERC, and ANSI codes and standards.
• Ability to lead electrical engineering teams and coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, and site operations.
• Experience supporting regulatory submittals and addressing NRC/INPO or NERC compliance questions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical scope for EPU projects, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance.
• Direct and review electrical system designs, ensuring compliance with IEEE, NRC, NERC, and fleet standards.
• Coordinate with EPC contractors, OEMs, and site engineering to ensure compatibility and constructability of electrical modifications.
• Support Owner's Engineer and independent reviews to validate design quality, operability, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership for resolving electrical issues to maintain project and outage milestones.
• Ensure electrical designs support long-term operability, maintainability, and integration into the fleet's systems.

Skills

Nuclear engineering

Electrical systems design

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical)

Tools

IEEE standards

Job description

Vistra Energy in Oak Harbor, OH seeks a senior Electrical Engineer to lead the electrical scope of Power Uprate projects, ensuring safe, reliable, and code-compliant designs and modifications for plant interfaces.

You will coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, and site engineering, support regulatory submittals, and mentor project teams to meet outage milestones while maintaining operability and long-term maintainability.