Electrical System Engineer; Nuclear Facilities Engineer
Listed on 2025-12-02
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Energy Engineer
Electrical System Engineer – Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking an Electrical System Engineer specializing in low voltage systems, instrumentation & controls, to join our world‑class Engineering team. Your engineering talents will be applied to systems that directly impact national security.
What You Will DoDepending on the skills of the selected candidate, this position will be filled at either Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 (NFE‑1) or Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2 (NFE‑2). Additional responsibilities are assigned at the higher level.
Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1Salary: $94,500 – $154,600
As NFE‑1 you will serve as the subject‑matter expert for nuclear facility electrical engineering, handling all aspects of electrical safety, power quality, power monitoring, critical power reliability and redundancy, building modifications, and development of new structures and equipment around the plutonium facility.
Responsibilities include:
- Conduct engineering studies such as short‑circuit, device coordination, equipment sizing, exterior lighting, fault current, and arc flash analyses for medium and low voltage equipment.
- Perform demolition, installation, upgrades, and repairs.
- Qualify as a Cognitive System Engineer (CSE) on one or more Vital Safety Systems (VSS) supporting LANL Nuclear Facilities.
- Specialize in low voltage systems and instrumentation & controls.
Salary: $104,100 – $172,200
In addition to the responsibilities of NFE‑1, NFE‑2 engineers will mentor junior and senior engineers across disciplines, collaborating on full‑system design solutions.
What You Need MinimumJob Requirements
- Awareness of engineering work, planning, construction, control methods, and project/process engineering/management practices.
- Knowledge of industry, regulatory, or national codes and standards, engineering principles, design guides, and administrative practices.
- Knowledge of analysis and calculation techniques to support engineered solutions.
- Effective communication of engineering solutions verbally and in written form with management, customers, peers, and maintenance personnel.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft software products such as Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, etc.
Job Requirements for Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2
- Demonstrated experience assisting with preparing technical reports and studies for new and existing facility structural systems.
- Experience collecting usage, process, safety, and other parameters of interest for the structure, system, or component.
- Experience in design or analysis tasks and preparation of design concepts that meet requirements.
- Experience developing design details, calculations, load studies, specifications, and special inspections incorporating applicable design requirements.
- Experience evaluating and trending system health.
- Experience interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and the customer during design development.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Current registration as an Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT) is highly desirable.
Education / Experience At Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET‑accredited institution.
- Minimum 3 years practical work experience.
- Electrical engineering degree highly desired.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET‑accredited institution.
- Minimum 6 years practical work experience.
- Advanced electrical engineering or technical degree highly desired.
- Knowledge of controls related to equipment operation such as PLCs and relay control.
- Knowledge of low voltage electrical systems in commercial, industrial, or nuclear settings.
- Knowledge of the engineering design process and/or maintenance of low voltage systems.
- Knowledge of the engineering design process and/or maintenance of instrumentation & controls systems.
- Knowledge of codes and standards including NQA‑1, ISA, IBC, IEBC, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and NFPA 780.
- Experience supporting safety analyses and hazard evaluations.
- Experience using SKM software.
- Familiarity with LANL engineering…
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