Senior Electrical Engineer - Plutonium Facilities

Coastal International Security, Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal International Security, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer 3 for LANL's Plutonium Facilities Rapid Response Team. The role is 100% onsite at TA-55, with a DOE Q clearance and leadership in complex electrical design and field execution.

Responsibilities include design, package development, field support, and cross-disciplinary coordination to ensure safe, reliable power systems in a high-hazard nuclear environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• 6+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Ability to produce and interpret electrical construction documents, drawings, specifications, and design packages.
• Ability to lead assigned engineering activities and provide technical direction.
• Working knowledge of DOE/NNSA codes, standards, and criteria (NQA-1, IBC, NFPA, NEC).
• Experience with CAD/markup tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, BIM.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical engineering design, analysis, calculations, and design reviews.
• Develop, review, interpret, and support electrical design packages.
• Produce and review construction documents, drawings, specs, calculations, markups, and deliverables.
• Support facility design, operations, maintenance, construction, and project execution.
• Coordinate across engineering, construction, operations, and project management.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

ABET-accredited EE degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

BIM

Job description

Electrical Engineer 3 - Plutonium Facilities Rapid Response Team

Location: Los Alamos, NM (100% Onsite - TA-35/TA-55)

Compensation: $75-$85/hr DOE

Schedule: 4/10s - Mon-Thu, Thu-Sun, or Fri-Mon

Duration: 1 year | Extension up to 3 years | Conversion possible

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Clearance: Ability to obtain DOE Q Clearance | A-Level Access Required

Per Diem: Available | No relocation | No travel expected | Start: ASAP

Why This Role

This is a senior electrical design engineering role at the heart of LANL's Plutonium Rapid Response Team. As an Electrical Engineer 3, you will take on more complex design and coordination responsibilities, provide technical direction to junior engineers, and lead assigned activities across facility design, construction, and field engineering support at and around TA-55.

You will own advanced electrical design deliverables, support interdisciplinary coordination, and directly resolve field issues impacting construction and facility operations - all within one of the most technically demanding and security-sensitive nuclear environments in the country. With strong extension and conversion potential, this is an opportunity to build a long-term career at a world-class national laboratory.

What You'll Do

• Perform electrical engineering design, analysis, calculations, and design reviews
• Develop, review, interpret, and support electrical engineering design packages
• Produce and review construction documents, drawings, specifications, calculations, markups, and technical deliverables
• Support facility design, operations, maintenance, construction, modifications, and project execution
• Review LAP-4 designs and internal design packages
• Support field engineering questions, construction documentation, design interpretation, and field issue mitigation
• Provide engineering input for low-voltage facility power systems including 120V, 208V, and below-480V applications
• Support conductor sizing, conduit sizing, junction box layouts, electrical routing, equipment installation, and construction-ready design documentation
• Coordinate across engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, work control, project management, and facility organizations
• Apply applicable electrical engineering codes, standards, procedures, and DOE/NNSA requirements
• Use engineering technology, drafting tools, and markup software to support design development and review
• Work independently and collaboratively as part of a multi-discipline engineering team
• Continuously improve engineering work processes to meet customer and mission needs
• Provide technical direction and support junior engineering personnel in design development and field execution activities
• Lead assigned activities and coordinate more complex engineering deliverables across disciplines

Required Qualifications

Engineer 3 - Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university
• 6+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience
• Advanced ability to produce, review, and interpret electrical construction documents, drawings, specifications, and design packages
• Ability to support more complex design, field engineering, construction, and interdisciplinary coordination activities
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction and lead assigned engineering activities
• Working knowledge of industry, regulatory, and DOE/NNSA codes, standards, and criteria relevant to electrical engineering
• Knowledge of commonly applied codes and standards at DOE and DOD facilities including NQA-1, IBC, NFPA, and NEC
• Prior experience facilitating, developing, reviewing, or supporting engineering design packages
• Familiarity with typical engineering deliverables including construction documents
• Experience with computer-aided design and drafting software or markup tools
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multi-discipline technical team
• Ability to access plant and facility areas and walk around field locations as needed
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance
• Ability to obtain required LANL access including green strap and A-Level access
• S. Citizenship required

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting DOE, NNSA, DOD, LANL, nuclear, high-hazard, or mission-critical facilities
• Previous experience supporting TA-55, plutonium facilities, RLUOB, or related nuclear facility environments
• Experience with facility electrical design, low-voltage power distribution, 120V/208V systems, below-480V applications, panels, feeders, conductors, conduit, junction boxes, grounding, lighting, controls, instrumentation, one-lines, schematics, and equipment installation support
• Experience creating construction documents and technical specifications
• Experience reading and interpreting existing facility drawings and internal design packages
• Experience mitigating field issues and supporting construction or maintenance execution
• Experience supporting operations, maintenance, facility modifications, or rapid-response engineering requests
• Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, BIM, or other design and markup tools
• Control system experience useful but not required
• Familiarity with LANL engineering processes, procedures, standards, and guides
• Knowledge of DOE Order 426.2 or nuclear facility personnel qualification requirements
• Current EIT or PE registration is a plus