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Salary: USD 173,000 - 211,000 / annual
Valar Atomics is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to serve as a discipline technical authority for medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) electrical systems across advanced nuclear reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. This is a senior individual contributor and technical leadership role within the Instrumentation, Control & Electrical (IC&E) organization.
You will own the full scope of electrical engineering from power system studies and equipment specification through protection design, installation, and commissioning—spanning capital project execution and ongoing plant operations. As a staff engineer, you will be one of the technical anchors the team relies on for novel, ambiguous, or high-consequence problems.
Key responsibilities include:
**Technical Leadership & Discipline Ownership:**
- Serve as responsible engineer and discipline technical authority for electrical systems; review and approve power system studies, protection settings, sizing calculations, specifications, and design deliverables from other engineers, contractors, and vendors
- Establish and enforce discipline engineering standards including calculation methodologies, design and drawing standards, equipment specification templates, installation specifications, and protection settings philosophy across projects and sites
- Lead electrical system architecture and technology selection for first-of-a-kind applications where established precedent does not exist (novel power conversion interfaces, large drive systems, emergency/standby power architectures, unusual load or fault characteristics)
- Lead electrical discipline participation in interdisciplinary design reviews, HAZOP studies, constructability reviews, and licensing-support activities; represent the discipline's position and resolve cross-discipline technical conflicts
- Define electrical vendor strategy including preferred equipment platforms, manufacturer selection, standardization decisions, and framework specifications
- Mentor senior and junior electrical engineers; develop discipline checking, training, and qualification practices; contribute to hiring and technical interviewing
**Design & Engineering Execution:**
- Own power system study basis for assigned facilities; perform and approve load flow, short circuit (ANSI/IEC), voltage drop, motor starting, and harmonic analysis using SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or equivalent; maintain master study models
- Own arc flash hazard analysis to IEEE 1584 and substation grounding design to IEEE 80; approve sizing of transformers, cables, switchgear buses, capacitor banks, and UPS/battery systems
- Design and approve protection schemes including relay coordination, settings, and testing; lead protection commissioning and troubleshooting
- Participate in capital project execution from design through commissioning; support plant operations and troubleshooting
The role offers the opportunity to work on technically interesting power distribution challenges in the advanced nuclear sector, with direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders in a high-impact startup environment.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent professional experience
- 12+ years of electrical engineering experience in power systems, industrial facilities, or utility environments
- Demonstrated expertise in MV/LV power system design, protection engineering, and power system studies
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain one
- Experience with power system analysis software (SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of IEEE and ANSI electrical standards (IEEE 1584, IEEE 80, IEEE 141, ANSI C37 series)
- Experience with industrial or utility-scale electrical systems, including utility interconnection
- Preferred: experience with IEC 61850 substation automation and protection communication; DC systems and battery sizing (IEEE 485/1115); utility interconnection studies and PPA technical interface requirements
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
