Senior Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Join a project team delivering electrical design, analysis, and design-change support for existing and new nuclear power plant work.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review engineering design change packages for installing, replacing, or upgrading 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
  • 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
  • Maintaining a tracking mechanism for question and response status
• Prepare and review scoping documents for conceptual designs, including constructability reviews
• Interface with project team members across engineering and design disciplines: Mechanical, Structural, Civil, and I&C
• Interface with the client, including implementing personnel, to support delivery
• Interface with vendors to perform document reviews and provide written comments
• Attend client meetings and perform site field walkdowns to validate scope and support client satisfaction
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant sites for construction coordination and field verification of designs
• Support site installation activities during project implementation
• Assist the project manager to help ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget
• Provide overall technical, financial, and administrative performance for the engineering scope by:
  • Initiating and conveying scope of work to project team members
  • Defining deliverables (for example: calcs, specs, drawings, and design change documentation)
  • Reviewing team member status and tracking progress to maintain project scope and budget and keep the client informed
• Conduct routine status meetings and submit progress reports
• Track and resolve open items and emergent project issues
• Coordinate completion of project deliverables

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
• 5+ years of experience in project team design of electrical engineering systems for industrial applications, with 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, motors, relays, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for project teams and client interactions
• Detail-oriented working approach
• Ability to be badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station

Valued but Not Required

• PE license
• MSEE

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

Compensation Range

• $84,762 - $129,498 per year

Technology & Innovation

• Sargent & Lundy values appropriate use of technology to improve how work gets done and deliver high-quality outcomes for clients
• Depending on the role, employees may use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools to support research, analysis, engineering, design, workflow improvement, and other work activities
• Employees remain accountable for their work and are expected to apply appropriate professional judgment and review when using technology-assisted tools
• Experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant, but is not required unless specifically identified elsewhere in the job description

Location: Perry, OH (onsite)