Nuclear Facility Electrical Engineer

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Benefits offered by this job

4x10 schedule with Fridays off

Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory is seeking an Electrical Engineer to contribute to the Electrical Controls and Structural Engineering team at the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC). You will apply engineering principles to power transmission, storage, and distribution, and collaborate to deliver safe, resilient electrical systems for research needs.

The role emphasizes detailed analyses, design reviews, and coordination with customers and other engineers.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience (Level 3).
• Level 4 requires 9+ years with a Bachelor's; Master’s +2 years; PhD +2 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed analyses on current power transmission and distribution systems.
• Apply electrical engineering theories to design and execute power-related experiments.
• Collaborate with customers to develop system alternatives and evaluate risks and costs.
• Provide design reviews and ensure modifications meet baseline requirements.
• Coordinate with engineers and stakeholders to execute testing activities and report status.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians in test procedures and lab activities.

Skills

Power systems analysis

Electrical design

Requirements analysis

Mentoring

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/related field

PhD in Electrical/related field

Job description

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an Electrical Engineer to work on our Electrical Controls and Structural Engineering team. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) with every Friday off.

This position is located at our Materials and Fuels Complex, which hosts the core of the U.S. nuclear research and development capabilities with a diverse array of facilities designed for remote work on highly irradiated fuels and materials. A new fuel idea can be designed, fabricated, tested, and analyzed at MFC to better understand the effects of irradiation. Many groups, such as universities, industry partners, other national laboratories, international research organizations, and other federal agencies are working at MFC.

You will apply engineering principles to electrical systems and electrical power transmission and distribution. Apply electrical engineering theories and principles to explore research opportunities associated with electrical energy generation, storage, transmission, distribution, management, and use. Collaborate with associated engineering professions to ensure the development of integrated systems to enable safe, resilient, reliable delivery of power to the end user.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform detailed analyses on current power transmission and distribution systems to inform development and design decisions associated with research and development opportunities.
• Apply electrical engineering theories and principles to pursue solutions resulting in secure, sustainable, resilient, robust, reliable electrical power systems, including all aspects of energy generation, storage, transmission, distribution, management, and use.
• Apply sound engineering principles in the design, development, and execution of electrical power-related experiments.
• Collaborate with customers in developing system alternatives and analyze alternatives to ensure program requirements are met, including evaluating risks, costs, and other performance measures.
• Provide technical reviews of design output (design change packages, installation procedures, and testing procedures, etc.) and obtain appropriate approvals for design output.
• Ensure design modifications meet technical baseline requirements.
• Establish and maintain configuration management of assigned system(s) while maintaining existing drawings and databases. Develop functional and operation requirements, system design descriptions, and test procedures for equipment.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other engineers, planners, operations personnel, and other stakeholders to ensure the proper execution of testing activities.
• Provide first order data analysis and report test status to appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide input on the functionality of test equipment and support procurement activities in acquiring equipment, spare parts, or other systems for plant modifications and/or research systems.
• Evaluate and assess system/equipment performance and history to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and other technical personnel in appropriate test procedures, maintenance, and laboratory activities.
• May be responsible for all electrical engineering aspects of project work, including identifying the equipment, services, space, personnel, work controls, etc., required to execute given projects.
• May oversee the design and maintenance of assigned high-risk electrical systems operations.
• May direct others or work directly with equipment vendors to diagnose and repair malfunctions and/or design and specify new equipment to meet customer requirements.
• May direct and execute the application design, set-up, and basic operation of complex high power and high voltage equipment and systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required

• Level 3: Bachelor’s in electrical engineering or other related field from an ABET accredited institution and 5 years experience.Master's and 2 years of experience. PhD and 2 years of experience.
• Level 4: Bachelor's in electrical engineering or other related field from an ABET accredited institution and 9 years of experience. Master's and 6 years