Staff Electrical Engineer — Nuclear Power Systems Lead

Valar Atomics Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in a rapidly growinge

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

Generous PPE stipend

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to serve as the discipline technical authority for MV/LV electrical systems across reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. You will own the most complex electrical scope end-to-end, define study methods, and lead design reviews with cross-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, and guide vendor strategies while ensuring compliance with nuclear quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in MV/LV distribution system design.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of the electrical scope on at least one major capital project, from front-end design through commissioning and energisation.
• Track record of technical leadership: leading design reviews, checking and approving the work of other engineers, and setting or improving discipline standards, calculation methods, or study practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the responsible engineer and discipline technical authority for electrical systems on assigned scope; review and approve power system studies, protection settings, sizing calculations, specifications, and design deliverables.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce discipline engineering standards including calculation methodologies and study bases, design and drawing standards, equipment specification templates, installation specifications, and protection settings philosophy used across projects and sites.
• Lead electrical system architecture and technology selection for first-of-a-kind and unconventional applications where established plant precedent does not exist.
• Lead electrical discipline participation in interdisciplinary design reviews, HAZOP studies, constructability reviews, and licensing-support activities; represent the discipline's position and own the resolution of cross-discipline technical conflicts.
• Define the electrical vendor strategy including preferred equipment platform and manufacturer selection, standardization decisions, make-or-buy evaluations, and framework specifications that constrain downstream project work.
• Mentor senior and junior electrical engineers; develop discipline checking, training, and qualification practices; contribute to hiring and technical interviewing for the electrical team.

Skills

Power system analysis

Engineering leadership

Mentoring others

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

SKM Power Tools

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to serve as the discipline technical authority for MV/LV electrical systems across reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. You will own the most complex electrical scope end-to-end, define study methods, and lead design reviews with cross-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, and guide vendor strategies while ensuring compliance with nuclear quality requirements.