Title: Electrical Engineer
Location: Charlottesville, VA or Sykesville, MD
Type: Contract to Hire (6 months to permanent)
Onsite with flexibility (3 days in office and 2 days at home) w/ ability to do 980
What You’ll get to Do:
- Work in a team environment supporting electrical engineering design and validation of a Nuclear Power Plant power distribution system.
- Prepare and contribute to the development of technical content and implementation of Design philosophy, standards, guidelines, equipment specifications and procedures; identify risks and put in place actions to ensure compliance with standards and regulatory requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Commercial Substation Engineering.
- Review single lines, elementariness, physicals (plans and elevations), conduit and cable schedules, lighting, lightning, bill of materials, etc. including manufacturers’ drawings.
- Ability to perform calculations and studies (grounding, AC & DC system sizing, lightning protection, lighting, rigid bus design, etc.) to support substation standards design basis.
- Conduct analytical studies for transmission system expansion, interconnection of new generation, and load to the transmission system. These analytical studies should consider power system thermal, voltage, and reactive behavior, as well as transient, dynamic, harmonic, and short circuit performance as they relate to system reliability, economics, and operating flexibility.
- Perform thermal capability analysis (ratings) for transmission lines, power transformers, circuit breakers, switches, and surge arresters.
- Perform transfer limit analysis for transmission network interface.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
- 5 years of design experience in the areas of analog and digital electronics, microcontrollers, power electronics, PWB/CCA design/development/production, electronics packaging, and FPGAs. 3 years of experience is required with a STEM Master's degree.
- Experience with electrical and power systems design and analysis, controls systems and/or engine/generator subsystems or components.
- Experience with Cable/Harness Design and Analysis
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to cross functional team members
- Ability to work effectively while supporting multiple projects.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team.