Electrical Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory • 12h ago

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an Electrical Engineer to work in our Electrical Controls and Structural Engineering department. Our team works at 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex with every Friday off. You will apply engineering principles to electrical systems and electrical power transmission and distribution. Apply electrical engineering theories and principles to explore research opportunities associated with electrical energy generation, storage, transmission, distribution, management, and use. Collaborate with associated engineering professions to ensure the development of integrated systems to enable safe, resilient, reliable delivery of power to the end user. Responsibilities: - Perform detailed analyses on current power transmission and distribution systems to inform development and design decisions associated with research and development opportunities. - Apply electrical engineering theories and principles to pursue solutions resulting in secure, sustainable, resilient, robust, reliable electrical power systems, including all aspects of energy generation, storage, transmission, distribution, management, and use. - Apply sound engineering principles in the design, development, and execution of electrical power-related experiments. - Collaborate with customers in developing system alternatives and analyze alternatives to ensure program requirements are met, including evaluating risks, costs, and other performance measures. Provide technical reviews of design output (design change packages, installation procedures, and testing procedures, etc.) and obtain appropriate approvals for design output. Ensure design modifications meet technical baseline requirements. - Establish and maintain configuration management of assigned system(s) while maintaining existing drawings and databases. Develop functional and operation requirements, system design descriptions, and test procedures for equipment. - Coordinate and collaborate with other engineers, planners, operations personnel, and other stakeholders to ensure the proper execution of testing activities. Provide first order data analysis and report test status to appropriate stakeholders. - Provide input on the functionality of test equipment and support procurement activities in acquiring equipment, spare parts, or other systems for plant modifications and/or research systems. - Evaluate and assess system/equipment performance and history to improve efficiency and reliability. - May be responsible for all electrical engineering aspects of project work, including identifying the equipment, services, space, personnel, work controls, etc., required to execute given projects. - May oversee the design and maintenance of assigned high-risk electrical systems operations. - May direct others or work directly with equipment vendors to diagnose and repair malfunctions and/or design and specify new equipment to meet customer requirements. - Other duties as assigned.