Electrical System Engineer 1/2 (Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1/2)

This position will be filled at either Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2, depending on the skills of the selected candidate.

About the role

The Plutonium Facilities Engineering Division (PFE-DO) and Confinement Ventilation Systems (PFE-CV ) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are seeking an Electrical System Engineer. Put your engineering talents to good use by joining our world-class Engineering team!

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for nuclear facility electrical engineering matters, including all aspects of electrical safety, power quality, power monitoring, critical power reliability/redundancy issues, modifying buildings, and developing new structures and equipment within and around the plutonium facility.
• Perform engineering studies including short circuit, device coordination, equipment sizing, exterior lighting, fault current, arc flash for both medium and low voltage equipment, demolition, installation, upgrades, and repairs.
• Qualify as a Cognitive System Engineer (CSE) on one or more Vital Safety Systems (VSS) that support LANL Nuclear Facilities.

Requirements

• Awareness of engineering work, planning, construction, control methods, and project/process engineering/management practices.
• Awareness of industry, regulatory, or national codes and standards, engineering principles and procedures, design guides, appropriate standards, and administrative practices.
• Knowledge of analysis and calculations techniques to support engineered solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate engineering solutions both verbally and written with management, customers, peers, and maintenance personnel.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft software products (i.e. Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, etc.).

Additional Job Requirements for Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2

• Knowledge of engineering work, planning, construction, control methods, and project/process engineering/management practices.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with preparing technical reports and studies as part of establishing and maintaining Technical Baseline for new and existing facility structural systems.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with collection of the usage, process, safety, and other parameters of interest for the structure, system, or component.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with design or analysis tasks, and preparation of design concepts that meet the requirements.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with developing design details, design or analysis calculations, load studies, specifications, and special inspections that incorporate the applicable design requirements, as applicable.
• Demonstrated experience assisting with evaluating and trending system health.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and the customer during the development of the design.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 2 years practical work experience to the degree necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above.
• Advanced: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years practical work experience to the degree necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of controls related to equipment operation such as PLCs and relay control.
• Knowledge of low and medium voltage electrical systems as they relate to commercial, industrial, or nuclear facilities.
• Knowledge of the engineering design process and/or maintenance of low and medium voltage systems.
• Knowledge of codes and standards, to include but not limited to NQA-1, ISA, IBC, IEBC, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE, and NFPA 780.
• Experience with supporting safety analyses and hazards evaluations.
• Experience in the use of SKM software.
• Familiarity with LANL engineering processes and procedures.

Pay

• Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1: $94,500 - $154,600
• Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2: $104,100 - $172,200

Schedule

• This position may require 24/7 coverage, which could involve working a shift/weekend schedule.