Senior Electrical Engineer
About the Role
Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative solutions, supporting critical missions across defense, intelligence, energy, and civilian sectors. Our people are our competitive advantage, driven by purpose, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering excellence for our customers and communities. We are currently seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support our Oak Ridge, TN office. As a Senior Electrical Engineer you will perform a variety of electrical engineering design and construction support functions. The greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you. Ready? Let's get to work!
Responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Survey/assess existing facility and master planning, scoping and estimating level of engineering effort
- Field work to assess existing conditions
- Report writing, conceptual design, design development of drawings, specifications, and calculation analyses
- Assistance with cost estimating and technical review of design packages
- Directing the activities of more junior engineering staff for these same tasks
- Dispositioning NCRs
- Performing assessments on existing design, responding to RFIs, issuing Design Change Notices (DCNs)
- Coordination with Quality on inspections and supporting development of scopes of work for electrical subcontracts and services during bidding and construction, including answering requests for information, bid review, shop drawing review, site visits during construction, commissioning support, hosting progress meetings, and project closeout
Qualifications
- BS or MS-Electrical Engineering from an ABET-certified institution and 8 or more years of electrical engineering design experience
- Construction support experience for Title 3 activities
- Must be able to show proof of US citizenship (to comply with government customer requirements and/or applicable government regulations)
- Short Circuit Analysis experience
- Very knowledgeable in the NEC
- Experience leading groups of engineers and designers on major projects
- Experience with leading technical discussions with client
- Ability to independently produce sizing calculations and other analyses/reports
- Experience in providing construction support or services during construction
Preferred Qualifications
- PE License
- DOE experience desired
- NQA-1 experience desired
- Arc Flash Analysis experience
- Familiarity with Instrumentation & Controls interface
- Knowledge of broad range of electrical systems is required, including power system design, substation design, fire alarm design, lighting design, load flow studies, communications design, grounding design and equipment selection
- Ability to author proposals and Statements of work is a plus
Work Location
This position is designed to support either in-office or remote work, with a strong preference for the successful candidate to work from Amentum's office in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Employees who reside within 50 miles of Oak Ridge will be expected to work from the Oak Ridge office. Employees who live more than 50 miles away are eligible for a remote work arrangement; however, remote employees must travel to the Oak Ridge office on a quarterly basis. Those working remotely are required to maintain a company-approved secure workspace that meets all client security requirements and is located within the United States. This U.S.-based secure work location requirement applies to all projects associated with the position.
Pay
$175,000 - $190,000
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance