Electrical Engineer; Principal-Level

Overview

Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) delivers exceptional performance in safely removing, treating, and disposing of tank waste. H2C leads the nation's largest and most complex radioactive waste cleanup, including closure of the legacy waste tanks at Hanford containing 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste.

Joining H2C means becoming part of a team dedicated to creating "The Solution Today for a Better Tomorrow." At H2C, our culture is deeply rooted in our Vision, Mission, Values, and Behaviors, which guide our efforts on the Hanford Site and within our communities. Our vision to tackle the Department of Energy's largest environmental challenge reflects our commitment to leaving a positive legacy for future generations.

We strive to deliver exceptional performance in safely removing, treating, and disposing of tank waste. Our values emphasize living safely, acting with integrity, and working collaboratively as a team. We encourage innovation, personal accountability, and continuous improvement, fostering an environment where everyone is empowered to contribute to our mission and celebrate our achievements. By embracing these principles, you will be part of a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a meaningful impact today and for the future.

The Electrical Engineer in the Design Engineering organization will provide in‑house design engineering support to Production Operations, Waste Retrievals, Tank Farm Projects and Facilities Maintenance, overseeing design execution, change control and drawing configuration control for the Hanford Tank Farms, and supporting Procurement Engineering and the Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) process.

• Provide electrical engineering designs, calculations, specifications and analyses within project budget and schedule.
• Produce a wide spectrum of industrial power distribution designs involving power panels, switchboards, MCCs, programmable logic controllers, motor circuits, variable frequency drives, UPS units, transfer switches, metering equipment, transformers, safety disconnects, overcurrent protection, grounding, and lighting systems.
• Develop instrumentation and controls wiring documents based on P& for fabrication and installation of industrial control panels with process automation monitoring & control devices, and with various NEC wiring methods.
• Originate and check equipment and wiring design deliverables to meet detailed customer expectations.
• Communicate with internal and external organizations to produce high quality documents.
• Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to solve electrical problems.
• Provide engineering field support during installation of electrical equipment.
• Interface with equipment suppliers and leverage vendor technical expertise in electrical designs.
• Represent the electrical design group on multi‑discipline project teams and in client conferences to effectively resolve electrical issues.
• Understand and apply common IEEE, NFPA and NEMA industrial consensus standards to electrical designs.
• Interface cohesively with mechanical, structural, civil and process engineers to make sound decisions that facilitate optimum overall solutions.
• Problem‑solving for complex technical challenges with adaptations of engineering alternatives.
• Ability to execute tasks with minimal oversight.
• Function as design team lead on project or departmental task assignments.

Grade 21:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and Twelve (12) years of related experience.

Grade 22:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and Fourteen (14) years of related experience.

Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is increased.

• Proficient with NFPA 70 (NEC 2017) Articles 110, 210, 215, 225, 230, 240, 250, 300, 310, 344, 400, 408, 427, 430, 450, Chapter 9 Tables and Annex
  
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• Familiar with NFPA 70E, Standard for…