Onsite Senior Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear role in Wilmington, DE with a salary range of USD 82,380 to 125,860 per year, focusing on design, analysis, and integration of nuclear power plant electrical systems.
Responsibilities
- Create and assess engineering design change packages to install, upgrade, or replace plant equipment, ensuring long-term reliability.
- Develop and audit detailed engineering calculations for design changes, covering AC/DC power studies, short-circuit analysis, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting, and protective relay settings.
- Draft and review equipment procurement specifications.
- Contribute to vendor bid reviews, respond to information requests, provide answers to vendor questions, and maintain a tracking log of inquiries and responses.
- Draft and assess scoping documents for conceptual designs, including constructability reviews.
- Collaborate with mechanical, structural, civil, and I&C disciplines across project teams.
- Liaise with clients to support project objectives and coordinate staffing.
- Coordinate with vendors for document reviews and provide written comments.
- Attend client meetings and on-site walkdowns to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction.
- Travel to client and vendor sites for design reviews and to plant locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
- Support on-site installation activities during project execution.
- Assist the project manager in delivering projects on schedule, within budget, and to client satisfaction.
- Own the engineering scope's technical, financial, and administrative performance, including defining work scope and deliverables, and coordinating progress against schedule and budget.
- Lead routine status meetings, submit progress reports, resolve open items, and ensure timely completion of all project deliverables.
Requirements
- No U.S. work visa sponsorship provided for this role.
- BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
- Minimum of five years designing electrical systems within a project team environment for industrial applications, focusing on upgrades for existing nuclear plants.
- Experience selecting equipment and materials, and assembling design change packages, calculations, and specifications.
- Background in electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution (transformers, generators, motors, relays, etc.).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for interactions with project teams and clients.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Eligible for an unescorted access badge at a nuclear facility.
Technologies
- Python
- MATLAB
- Advanced Excel
Benefits
- Health plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life and accidental death insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA and HSA
- 401(k)
- Pre-Tax Commute account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition Assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid annual personal/sick time
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Flexible work arrangements
AI and Automation at Sargent & Lundy
- Lead teams in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by leveraging data and modern tools, including automation and AI to improve workflows and reduce rework.
- Direct automation and process-improvement efforts, such as automating calculations, summarizing technical documents, or generating design documentation, while ensuring results are checked.
- Oversee engineers who script or program (for example in Python, MATLAB, and advanced Excel) to automate tasks, with review of automated outputs valued but not required.
- Encourage additional learning in computer science, artificial intelligence, or software engineering to support effective oversight of automation enabled engineering workflows.
About this business unit
Join Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group and contribute to the future of clean, carbon-free energy. Since 1954, the team has led in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, with expertise across small modular reactors, advanced reactor technology, and restart projects. Our work supports life extensions and the digital modernization of existing nuclear plants.
Equal opportunity
Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.