Senior Electrical Engineer, Power Systems & Nuclear DOE

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced electrical engineering leader to own the electrical scope for Aurora-INL, from design through turnover. The role coordinates EPC partners, vendors, and project teams to ensure safety, quality, and rigorous electrical performance.

Ideal candidates hold a PE license and have 8+ years in power-generation and nuclear/DOE-regulated environments, with experience in design-build delivery and field construction. Travel to project offices and sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.
• Eight or more years of progressively responsible electrical engineering experience, including significant experience with power-generation electrical systems.
• Experience with facility power distribution, emergency power, grounding, electrical equipment, and electrical studies.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and vendor submittals.
• Working knowledge of applicable electrical codes and standards, including IEEE standards and relevant building and fire codes.
• Experience with nuclear or DOE-regulated facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide owner-side technical leadership for Aurora-INL electrical systems.
• Own electrical scope from design development through procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Coordinate electrical work performed by EPC partners and equipment vendors.
• Establish, review, and maintain electrical design criteria, requirements, calculations, specifications, drawings, and equipment data.
• Review load-flow, short-circuit, protective-device coordination, arc-flash, grounding, and other electrical studies.
• Verify electrical requirements and design inputs across drawings, specifications, studies, vendor packages, and construction documents.
• Lead resolution of technical questions, RFIs, design changes, nonconformances, and field issues.
• Support equipment procurement through technical requirements, vendor proposal and submittal reviews, and vendor-interface resolution.
• Coordinate with project management and scheduling teams on priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery decisions.
• Work in a progressive design-build environment with overlapping engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Support constructability reviews, installation planning, inspections, testing, commissioning, and operations.
• Promote practical collaboration while maintaining safety, quality, and technical rigor.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Problem-Solving

Collaboration

Communication

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

CDEGS

Bluebeam

Job description

Jobtailor seeks an experienced electrical engineering leader to own the electrical scope for Aurora-INL, from design through turnover. The role coordinates EPC partners, vendors, and project teams to ensure safety, quality, and rigorous electrical performance.

Ideal candidates hold a PE license and have 8+ years in power-generation and nuclear/DOE-regulated environments, with experience in design-build delivery and field construction. Travel to project offices and sites is required.