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Valar Atomics is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to build and lead the electrical engineering team within the Instrumentation, Control & Electrical (IC&E) organization. This is a player-coach role combining team leadership with hands-on technical ownership of electrical engineering delivery across the full plant scope: reactor systems, nuclear fuel manufacturing, power generation, and power distribution.
You will be responsible for hiring, developing, and directing electrical engineers across the career ladder while serving as the organization's most senior technical voice during team build-out. Your design responsibilities span low voltage (LV), medium voltage (MV), and high voltage (HV) systems from utility interconnection and the generation switchyard through medium voltage distribution to process and facility low voltage systems.
Key responsibilities include:
• Team Leadership & Organization Building: Define roles and requisitions across Engineer/Senior/Staff/Principal levels; recruit, interview, and onboard candidates; own hiring recommendations and engineer integration.
• Electrical Architecture & Design: Own the electrical architecture of a first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear power plant, including power generation electrical scope (generator integration, excitation and protection, step-up transformation, grid interconnection), MV distribution, process area LV systems, and emergency power systems.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside I&C, mechanical, process, power conversion, and nuclear safety engineers in a hands-on environment where power system integrity directly supports production reliability and nuclear safety.
• Technical Standards & Safety Culture: Set the tone for disciplined documentation, safety-first culture, and technical depth across the team.
Valar Atomics is redefining clean, high-temperature nuclear power to be scalable, factory-made, and deployable. The company's first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. This role offers the opportunity to shape electrical engineering strategy and team culture at a Series A company tackling some of the most technically interesting generation and distribution challenges in the advanced nuclear sector.
