Senior Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent Lundy; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sargent Lundy is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to join a project team responsible for design, modification, and analysis of nuclear power plant electrical systems in industrial settings.

You will prepare design change packages, perform complex calculations, and interface with clients, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure on-time, within-budget project delivery.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• Five or more years of experience in electrical systems design for industrial applications, focusing on existing nuclear plants.
• Experience with electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution, transformers, generators, motors, relays.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to obtain nuclear site badge for unescorted access.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review engineering design change packages to install or upgrade plant equipment.
• Perform calculations and specifications for electrical systems (AC/DC power studies, short circuit, cable ampacity).
• Interface with project team members and clients; attend meetings and site walks.
• Travel to client/vendor offices and plant locations for design reviews and field verification.
• Support site installation activities and assist the SL project manager to meet scope, schedule, budget.

Skills

Electrical engineering concepts

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Teamwork

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Job description

Description

This position will offer you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing nuclear power plant electrical systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Prepare and review engineering design change packages to install, replace or upgrade existing plant equipment to ensure long-term equipment reliability,
• Prepare and review detailed engineering calculations in support of design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short circuit, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting and protective relay settings.
• Prepare and review equipment procurement specifications,
• Participate in bid review evaluation process for potential equipment vendors, to include supporting vendor requests for additional information,developing responses to vendor questions, and maintaining a tracking mechanism for questions/responses,
• Prepare and review scoping documents for conceptual designs, to include constructability reviews,
• Interface with project team members from other engineering and design disciplines (Mechanical, Structural, Civil, I&C),
• Interface with the client in support of the project, including implementing personnel,
• Interface with vendors to perform document reviews and provide written comment,
• Attend client meetings and site field walkdowns to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs
• Support site installation activities during project implementation
• Assist the S&L project manager to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget,
• Responsible for overall technical, financial, and administrative performance of the engineering scope by:
  • Initiating and conveying scope of work to project team members
  • Defining deliverables (i.e. calcs, specs, drawings, design change etic…)
  • Reviewing status and tracking progress of team members to maintain project scope/budget and keep client informed.
  • Routine status meetings
  • Submitting progress reports
  • Tracking and resolving open items and emergent project issues,
  • Coordinating completion of project deliverables

Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:

• A BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program,
• Five or more years' experience in the design of electrical engineering systems in a project team environment for industrial applications, with a focus on design for existing nuclear power plants,
• Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, and the preparation and assembling of engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications,
• Experience with electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motor, relays, etc.),
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey information to project team members and client,
• Detail oriented approach to work,
• Capable of being badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station

Valued but not required skills and experience:

• PE license
• MSEE

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