Senior Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer 1 to support nuclear power projects from within a collaborative project team. In this role, you will design, modify, and analyze electrical systems for existing nuclear power plants, contributing to technical scope performance across engineering calculations, documentation, and client-facing coordination.

This onsite position is based in Ohio, with a salary range of USD 84,762 - 129,498 per year. The role requires 5+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience, along with an ABET-accredited BS in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review engineering design change packages to install, replace, or upgrade existing plant equipment to support long-term equipment reliability.
• Prepare and review detailed engineering calculations supporting 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 for potential equipment vendors, including supporting vendor requests for additional information, developing responses to vendor questions, and maintaining a tracking mechanism for question-and-response activity.
• Prepare and review scoping documents for conceptual designs, including constructability reviews.
• Interface with project team members across engineering and design disciplines, including Mechanical, Structural, Civil, and I&C.
• Interface with the client in support of the project, including implementing personnel.
• Interface with vendors to perform document reviews and provide written comments.
• Attend client meetings and participate in site field walkdowns to validate scope and support 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 help ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
• Support overall technical, financial, and administrative performance of the engineering scope by initiating and conveying scope of work, defining deliverables, reviewing status and tracking progress, running routine status meetings, submitting progress reports, tracking and resolving open items and emergent issues, and coordinating completion of project deliverables.

Requirements

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Five or more years of experience designing electrical engineering systems in a project team environment for industrial applications, with a focus on existing nuclear power plants.
• Experience selecting equipment and materials and preparing/assembling 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 for conveying information to project team members and clients.
• Detail-oriented approach to work.
• Ability to be badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station.
• Note: We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Comprehensive benefits package (as described in the compensation transparency statement)

Travel

• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.

Valued but Not Required Skills and Experience

• PE license
• MSEE

Technology & Innovation

Depending on the role, employees may use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools to support research, analysis, engineering and design activities, workflow improvement, or other aspects of their work. Experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant, but it is not required unless specifically identified elsewhere in the job description.