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Salary: USD 196,000 - 240,000 / annual
Valar Atomics is building advanced nuclear power systems to deliver clean, scalable energy for industrial applications, hydrogen production, and next-generation manufacturing. The company is developing a first-of-a-kind pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah, combining advanced reactor technology with fuel fabrication capabilities.
You will lead Valar Atomics' Electrical Engineering team within the Instrumentation, Control & Electrical (IC&E) organization. This is a player-coach role: you will both lead and build the electrical engineering team while serving as the organization's most senior technical voice on electrical systems.
As Lead Electrical Engineer, you will own electrical engineering delivery across the full plant scope—Reactor, Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing, Power Generation, and Power Distribution. Your responsibilities span:
**Team Leadership & Organization Building:**
- Build the electrical engineering team by defining roles across the Engineer/Senior/Staff/Principal ladder, recruiting and interviewing candidates, making hiring recommendations, and onboarding new engineers
- Lead the team day-to-day: assign and prioritize work across four plant areas, direct and review technical output, manage performance, and develop each engineer's technical depth and career progression
- Own engineering resourcing strategy: forecast workload across all scopes, determine internal versus contractor allocation, and provide technical direction and oversight of subcontractors and consultants
- Establish the discipline's ways of working—checking practices, calculation bases, design standards, and documentation discipline—and evolve ownership to Staff and Principal engineers as the team grows
**Technical Leadership & Delivery:**
- Own electrical engineering delivery across all four plant areas: scope, quality, and schedule of power system studies, designs, specifications, and construction/commissioning support
- Own the plant electrical architecture end-to-end across voltage classes: HV utility interconnection and switchyard, generator and generator step-up (GSU) transformer integration, MV distribution, LV process and facility systems, emergency and standby power, and DC/UPS systems
- Own the power generation electrical scope: generator specification and integration with the power conversion system, excitation and voltage regulation, generator and interconnection protection, synchronization, and auxiliary power
- Collaborate with 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
The role builds the organization it will lead. You will work in a startup environment with significant autonomy and ownership, directly collaborating with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- 12+ years of electrical engineering experience in power systems, with at least 5 years in a leadership or senior technical role
- Deep expertise in power system design and analysis: load flow, short-circuit, transient stability, and protection coordination studies
- Hands-on experience with generator design, excitation systems, and synchronous machine protection
- Experience with utility interconnection, grid codes, and transmission/distribution system design
- Proficiency in electrical design software (ETAP, PowerWorld, or equivalent) and CAD tools
- Experience with IEC 61850 substation automation and protection communication
- Experience with emergency and standby power system design, DC systems, and battery sizing (IEEE 485/1115)
- Experience on first-of-a-kind, prototype, or early-stage plant programs where the electrical organization and its standards had to be built rather than inherited
- PE (Professional Engineer) license preferred
- Ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. security clearance (may be required for nuclear work)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
