Power Management Engineer

Electric Engineer – Power Management Engineering Group

Idaho National Laboratory requires Electrical Engineers to shape the future of energy innovation by advancing critical nuclear and grid technologies that secure America’s energy infrastructure and scientific leadership. The role involves performing detailed analyses on power transmission and distribution systems to inform development and design decisions, pursuing solutions for secure, sustainable, and resilient electrical power systems, and applying engineering principles in the design and execution of power‑related experiments.

Responsibilities include collaborating with customers to develop system alternatives and analyze risks, providing technical reviews of design outputs, ensuring compliance with requirements, establishing configuration management of assigned systems, developing functional requirements and test procedures, coordinating testing activities with other engineers, evaluating system performance to improve efficiency and reliability, creating and executing designs of experiments, mentoring junior engineers, and overseeing design and maintenance of high‑risk electrical systems operations.

Join our Power Management Engineering Group at the forefront of next‑generation power infrastructure. As a Power Management Engineer
, you will help design, commission, and operate new substation projects while engaging with advanced reactor programs and AI‑driven grid optimization initiatives.

Key projects include the design and construction of four new 138 kV substations, approximately 5.5 miles of new 138 kV transmission line, and significant upgrades to the existing Scoville Substation, offering the opportunity to contribute to large‑scale, high‑impact infrastructure from early engineering through energization.

• Perform detailed analyses on power transmission and distribution systems to inform development and design decisions.
• Pursue solutions for secure, sustainable, resilient, robust, and reliable electrical power systems.
• Apply engineering principles in the design, development, and execution of electrical power‑related experiments.
• Collaborate with customers to develop system alternatives and analyze risks, costs, and performance measures.
• Provide technical reviews of design outputs and ensure compliance with technical baseline requirements.
• Establish and maintain configuration management of assigned systems and maintain existing drawings and databases.
• Develop functional and operational requirements, system design descriptions, and test procedures.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other engineers and partners to execute testing activities.
• Provide input on the functionality of test equipment and support procurement activities.
• Evaluate and assess system/equipment performance to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Create and execute designs of experiments, including data acquisition and analysis.
• Oversee the design and maintenance of high‑risk electrical systems operations.
• Direct and execute the application design, set‑up, and operation of complex high power and high voltage equipment.
• Write and review work control documents for preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance activities.
• Work directly with the line crew to provide technical guidance with oversight on distribution and transmission related equipment and ensure safe work practices are followed.
• Coordinate and collaborate with experienced engineers, planners, and operations specialists to ensure proper coordination between maintenance and operational activities.
• Support the development and execution of new 138 kV substation and transmission infrastructure projects, including design reviews, equipment specifications, vendor coordination, and commissioning activities.
• Provide engineering support for upgrades and modifications to existing substation facilities, including the Scoville Substation.

• Level 2:
  Bachelor of science degree and 2 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree.
• Level 3:
  Bachelor of science degree and 5 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
• Education must be in electrical engineering or a…