Electrical Engineer

What You Will Do

Are you a talented and driven engineer looking to develop, maintain, and apply a diverse set of engineering capabilities to provide innovative engineering solutions? Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking a skilled professional to join our Engineering Services (ES) Division as an Electrical Engineer. As a vital member of the ES-DO team you will contribute to the implementation of the Conduct of Engineering (COE) program at LANL in support of systems, structure and component modifications and new installations, and will support nuclear, accelerator or non‑nuclear facilities across 38 square miles of the Laboratory.

If you're eager to support the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission, this opportunity is for you!

This position will be filled at either the Engineer 3 or Engineer 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.

As an Electrical Design Engineer with Engineering Services, you will function as part of a design agency serving one of three Facilities Operations Directorates (FODs). You will work concurrently on multiple design teams shaping LANL's facilities and infrastructure to serve the needs of a growing and changing Laboratory. Your teams will provide engineering consulting services typical of any or all project phases: scoping;

design; construction; commissioning; operation. The level 3 role includes the following job opportunities:

• Provide senior engineering expertise and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Assess, maintain, and upgrade structural systems at LANL to support national security.
• Represent Engineering Services Division as a leader in effective and efficient project execution.
• Develops and approves conceptual and detailed designs that ensure third‑party designs are code‑compliant and meet our customer's needs.
• Assess condition of existing facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Expertly apply engineering judgement to engineering challenges.
• Utilize your experience to prepare accurate cost estimates to our customers.
• Work to scope both internally and externally executed design projects.
• Produce high‑level design deliverables including drawings, specifications, test and inspection plans (TIPs), statements of special inspections (SSIs), and calculations.
• Adhere to LANL's Engineering Standards, Conduct of Engineering, prevailing codes and standards.
• Review construction submittals, provide RFI responses and generate Document revisions.
• Support organizational initiatives for improvements of design and business practices.

In addition to what was outlined at the level 3 position, at the level 4 position you will have the opportunity to:

Identifies and/or leads activities within electrical engineering in support of facility design, operation and maintenance.

• Recognized as a coordinating figure and subject‑matter‑expert (SME), helping to ensure third‑party designs are code‑compliant and meet our customer's needs.
• Make visionary organizational contributions regarding design and business practices.
• Use broad and/or unique knowledge and skills to contribute to improvement of LANL's Engineering Standards.
• Use independent and wide latitude judgment in determining course of action to accomplish objectives.
• Facilitate technical growth of the Electrical design team.
• Assist your Team Lead with work planning, staffing projections and hiring.

• Demonstrated broad‑based, engineering experience with projects involving electrical design for new facilities and facility modifications.
• Minimum 6 years working experience with engineering principles, codes, and standards (NEC, NFPA, IEEE, etc.).
• Minimum 6 years working experience in the development of engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, test and inspection plans (TIPs), and statements of special inspection (SSIs).
• At least 6 years of practical experience in power system engineering, fault current analysis, voltage drop calculations,…