Electrical System Engineer ; Nuclear Facilities Engineer

Overview

The Plutonium Facilities Engineering Division (PFE-DO) and Confinement Ventilation Systems (PFE-CV) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are seeking an Electrical System Engineer. This position will be filled at Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

Our team values creativity and problem solving and welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives. This role involves work on electrical systems directly impacting national security.

This position will be filled at either Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level. The successful candidate will serve as the subject matter expert for nuclear facility electrical engineering matters, including all aspects of electrical safety, power quality, power monitoring, and critical power reliability/redundancy.

Responsibilities may include modifying buildings, developing new structures and equipment within and around the plutonium facility, and performing engineering studies such as short circuit, device coordination, equipment sizing, exterior lighting, fault current, arc flash for medium and low voltage equipment, demolition, installation, upgrades, and repairs. The role may also include qualifying as a Cognitive System Engineer (CSE) on one or more Vital Safety Systems (VSS) that support LANL Nuclear Facilities.

For Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2, you will work alongside junior and senior engineers and other peers in team settings to complete collaborative full-system design solutions through mentoring and leadership.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Awareness of engineering work, planning, construction, control methods, and project/process engineering/management practices.
• Awareness of industry, regulatory, or national codes and standards, engineering principles and procedures, design guides, appropriate standards, and administrative practices.
• Knowledge of analysis and calculations techniques to support engineered solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate engineering solutions both verbally and written with management, customers, peers, and maintenance personnel.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft software products (e.g., Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, Outlook).

Additional Job Requirements for Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2:

• Knowledge of engineering work, planning, construction, control methods, and project/process engineering/management practices.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with preparing technical reports and studies as part of establishing and maintaining Technical Baseline for new and existing facility structural systems.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with collection of usage, process, safety, and other parameters of interest for the structure, system, or component.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with design or analysis tasks, and preparation of design concepts that meet requirements.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with developing design details, design or analysis calculations, load studies, specifications, and special inspections that incorporate applicable design requirements, as applicable.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with evaluating and trending system health.

Demonstrated experience interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and the customer during the development of the design. Demonstrated ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.

Current registration as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) is highly desirable.

Education/Experience at lower level: Position requires a Bachelor
59s Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years practical work experience to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Candidates that meet the degree requirement but do not meet the two-year experience requirement are encouraged to apply and may be considered for hire through an allowable variance.

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