Electrical System Engineer ; Nuclear Facilities Engineer

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3/4 level, 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.

Within this job, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to support the Laboratory's mission by serving as the subject matter expert for nuclear facility electrical engineering matters, including all aspects of electrical safety, power quality, power monitoring, critical power reliability/redundancy issues, modifying buildings, and developing new structures and equipment within and around LANL nuclear facilities. Often in this role, engineers may perform engineering studies including short circuit, device coordination, equipment sizing, exterior lighting, fault current, arc flash for both medium and low voltage equipment, demolition, installation, upgrades, and repairs.

Additionally successful candidates will be expected to qualify as a Cognizant System Engineer (CSE) on one or more Vital Safety Systems (VSS) that support LANL Nuclear Facilities.

In addition to the description above, engineers in this position will work alongside junior and senior engineers (e.g., fire protection, structural, mechanical, and electrical) and other peers in team settings to complete collaborative full-system design solutions through mentoring and leadership.

• Advanced experience as an electrical engineer at a major commercial, industrial, or nuclear facility with a strong background in low and medium voltage systems.
• Advanced experience in the design, maintenance, and operation of low and medium voltage systems.
• Advanced experience with lightning protection design and the application of NFPA 780.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of SKM software.
• Demonstrated experience in application of codes and standards in a highly regulated work environment, to include but not limited to the IBC, IEBC, IEEE, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E.
• Demonstrated ability to perform analysis and calculations required to support engineered solutions.
• Ability to work independently with minimum guidance for assigned tasks and effectively communicate engineering solutions both verbally and written with management, customers, peers, and craft personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks requiring varying resource needs and deadlines.
• Ability to obtain a Q clearance (which usually requires U.S. citizenship).

• Expert ability to prepare and review technical reports and studies as part of establishing and maintaining Technical Baseline for new and existing facility structural systems.
• Expert ability to define and collect metrics on the usage, process, safety, and other parameters of interest for the structure, system, or components.
• Expert knowledge to define or establish design or analysis tasks and prepare design concepts that meet both the regulatory and performance requirements for systems and equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop design details, design or analysis calculations, load studies, specifications, and special inspections that incorporate the applicable design requirements, including nuclear safety requirements, as applicable.
• Advanced experience evaluating and trending system health.
• Expert ability to interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines and the customer during the development of the design as the Electrical SME.

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 6 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 12 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.

• Demonstrated experience with controls related to equipment operation such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and relay control.
• Demonstrated experience as an electrical engineer at a DOE non-reactor nuclear facility with a strong background in low and medium voltage power systems.
• Demonstrated experience with the application of DOE Orders and Standards as related to facility systems.
• Demonstrated experience working within an ASME NQA-1 or similar quality program.
• Demonstrated experience supporting safety analyses and hazards evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineering interns and other engineers.
• Active Q clearance.

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