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Senior Electrical Engineer - Nuclear

Job in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 23214, USA
Listing for: Sargent & Lundy
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-08
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear

This position will offer you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing nuclear power plant electrical systems.

Responsibilities
  • Prepare and review engineering design change packages to install, replace or upgrade existing plant equipment to ensure long‑term equipment reliability.
  • Prepare and review detailed engineering calculations in support of design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short circuit, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting and protective relay settings.
  • Prepare and review equipment procurement specifications.
  • Participate in bid review evaluation process for potential equipment vendors, including supporting vendor requests for additional information, developing responses to vendor questions, and maintaining a tracking mechanism for questions/responses.
  • Prepare and review scoping documents for conceptual designs, including constructability reviews.
  • Interface with project team members from other engineering and design disciplines (Mechanical, Structural, Civil, I&C).
  • Interface with the client in support of the project, including implementing personnel.
  • Interface with vendors to perform document reviews and provide written comment.
  • Attend client meetings and site field walkdowns to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction.
  • Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
  • Support site installation activities during project implementation.
  • Assist the S&L project manager to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
  • Responsible for overall technical, financial, and administrative performance of the engineering scope by:
    • Initiating and conveying scope of work to project team members.
    • Defining deliverables (i.e. calcs, specs, drawings, design change etic…).
    • Reviewing status and tracking progress of team members to maintain project scope/budget and keep client informed.
    • Routine status meetings.
    • Submitting progress reports.
    • Tracking and resolving open items and emergent project issues.
    • Coordinating completion of project deliverables.
Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

  • Essential skills and experience:
  • A BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited engineering program.
  • Five or more years’ experience in the design of electrical engineering systems in a project team environment for industrial applications, with a focus on design for existing nuclear power plants.
  • Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, and the preparation and assembling of engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications.
  • Experience with electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motor, relays, etc.).
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey information to project team members and client.
  • Detail‑oriented approach to work.
  • Capable of being badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station.
Valued But Not Required Skills And Experience
  • PE license
  • MSEE
AI & Automation
  • You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost‑effective designs.
  • Leaders in this role often direct automation and process‑improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
  • Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required.
  • We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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