Electrical Design Engineer 2/3

About the role

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking a skilled professional to join the Engineering Services (ES) Division as an Electrical Design Engineer. This position supports the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission.

Responsibilities

• Note: This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2 or 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate.
• Electrical Design Engineer 2:
• Concurrently work on multiple design teams shaping LANL's facilities and infrastructure.
• Provide engineering consulting services typical of any or all project phases (scoping, design, construction, commissioning, operation).
• Assess & analyze condition of existing facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Apply engineering judgement to engineering challenges.
• Provide subject matter expert opinions.
• Develop design scopes.
• Estimate design efforts.
• Produce Construction Contract Documents.
• Generate written recommendations.
• Adhere to LANL's Engineering Standards, Conduct of Engineering, prevailing codes and standards.
• Coordinate & stakeholder management.
• Interface and coordinate with project stakeholders.
• Foster timely coordination between all design disciplines.
• Ensure timely engagement of third-party resources such as Sustainability and Commissioning.
• Review & quality assurance.
• Provide reviews of outside A/E designs.
• Review construction submittals, provide RFI responses and generate Document revisions.
• Leadership & mentorship.
• Mentor junior design personnel.
• Support organizational initiatives for improvements of design and business practices.
• Sustainability & strategic initiatives.
• Ensure integration of green initiatives on all projects.
• Electrical Design Engineer 3:
• Make visionary organizational contributions regarding design and business practices.
• Contribute to improvement of LANL's Engineering Standards.
• Facilitate technical growth of the Electrical design team.
• Aid Team Lead with work planning, staffing projections and hiring.

Requirements

• Technical Design Expertise: Advanced experience in design and principle of operation in both Electrical and plumbing facility systems.
• Advanced experience in applying building codes, standards and green initiatives related to facilities design.
• Advanced experience creating construction contract documents for commercial and/or industrial facilities.
• Ability to support construction execution, including timely review of submittals, requests for information, design changes, aid in non-conformance issues, validation of commissioning documentation and produce accurate as-built documents.
• Expert ability in preparing calculations, application of engineering methods, and application of technology aided engineering tools to facility and operations-based engineering challenges.
• Expert ability to apply engineering judgement to facility and operations-based engineering challenges.
• Ability to manage, prioritize, and communicate workload and tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum Job Requirements: Technical Design Expertise, advanced experience in design and principle of operation in both Electrical and plumbing facility systems, advanced application of building codes, standards and green initiatives related to facilities design, advanced experience creating construction contract documents for commercial and/or industrial facilities, ability to support construction execution, including timely review of submittals, requests for information, design changes, aid in non-conformance issues, validation of commissioning documentation and produce accurate as-built documents, expert ability in preparing calculations, application of engineering methods, and application of technology aided engineering tools to facility and operations-based engineering challenges, expert ability to apply engineering judgement to facility and operations-based engineering challenges, ability to manage, prioritize, and communicate workload and tasks.
• Additional Job Requirements for Electrical Design Engineer 3: Expert knowledge of industry, regulatory, or Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) complex codes, standards, and criteria pertinent to Electrical facilities engineering, expert knowledge of engineering work planning, budgeting and design coordination.
• Education/Experience for Electrical Design Engineer 2: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 3 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired. Current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) is highly desirable.
• Education/Experience for Electrical Design Engineer 3: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 6 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired. Current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) is highly desirable.

Desired Qualifications

• Current NCEES Professional Engineering License in Electrical Engineering (any US State).
• Professional experience with DOE and LANL Engineering Standards and Conduct of Engineering principles and procedures.
• Professional experience in design and principle of operation of infrastructure systems.
• National Code Committee participation.

Work Location

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Position Commitment

The position commitment for this position is 1 year.