Sargent & Lundy

Senior Electrical Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy$84K — $129K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Electrical engineering degree from an ABET-accredited program
  • 5+ years of experience designing electrical systems, focusing on nuclear power plants
  • Experience in equipment selection and engineering design change package preparation
  • Proficiency in design of low and medium voltage distribution systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Detail-oriented approach to engineering tasks
  • Ability to obtain unescorted access to a nuclear power station

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review engineering design change packages for equipment reliability
  • Conduct engineering calculations for design packages, including AC/DC power studies
  • Develop equipment procurement specifications and participate in vendor evaluations
  • Prepare conceptual design scoping documents, ensuring constructability
  • Collaborate with project team members across engineering disciplines and with clients
  • Facilitate project meetings, tracking deliverables and addressing project issues
  • Support on-site installation activities and project implementation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Opportunity to lead innovative engineering initiatives
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in nuclear energy
  • Career growth in a stable and reputable engineering firm
  • Participation in a collaborative project team focused on sustainability and innovation
Full Job Description
Description

This position will offer you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing nuclear power plant electrical systems.

You will work on interesting and challenging projects that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.

Responsibilities include:
  • Prepare and review engineering design change packages to install, replace or upgrade existing plant equipment to ensure long-term equipment reliability,
  • Prepare and review detailed engineering calculations in support of design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short circuit, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting and protective relay settings.
  • Prepare and review equipment procurement specifications,
  • Participate in bid review evaluation process for potential equipment vendors, to include supporting vendor requests for additional information, developing responses to vendor questions, and maintaining a tracking mechanism for questions/responses,
  • Prepare and review scoping documents for conceptual designs, to include constructability reviews,
  • Interface with project team members from other engineering and design disciplines (Mechanical, Structural, Civil, I&C),
  • Interface with the client in support of the project, including implementing personnel,
  • Interface with vendors to perform document reviews and provide written comment,
  • Attend client meetings and site field walkdowns to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction
  • Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs
  • Support site installation activities during project implementation,
  • Assist the S&L project manager to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget,
  • Responsible for overall technical, financial, and administrative performance of the engineering scope by:
    • Initiating and conveying scope of work to project team members
    • Defining deliverables (i.e. calcs, specs, drawings, design change etic...)
    • Reviewing status and tracking progress of team members to maintain project scope/budget and keep client informed.
    • Routine status meetings
    • Submitting progress reports
    • Tracking and resolving open items and emergent project issues,
    • Coordinating completion of project deliverables


Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:
  • An electrical engineering degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
  • Five or more years' experience in the design of electrical engineering systems in a project team environment for industrial applications, with a focus on design for existing nuclear power plants
  • Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, and the preparation and assembling of engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications
  • Experience with electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motor, relays, etc.)
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey information to project team members and client
  • Detail oriented approach to work
  • Capable of being badged for unescorted access to a nuclear power station

Valued but not required skills and experience:
  • PE license
  • MSEE


AI & Automation at Sargent & Lundy

In this role, we expect people to be willing or able to lead others who use modern tools:
  • You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
  • Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
  • Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required.
  • We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.


Compensation Range

$84,762 - $129,498

Transparency Statement

Sargent & Lundy discloses compensation ranges that comply with all local and state regulations. The total compensation package for eligible positions will include a base salary or an hourly rate and a comprehensive benefits package, reflecting our commitment to rewarding performance and supporting the overall well-being of our employees. Individuals may also be eligible to participate in our yearly discretionary bonus.

About This Business Unit

Join Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group and be part of a team driving the future of clean, carbon-free energy. Since 1954, we've been a trusted leader in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, with expertise spanning small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced reactor technology (ART), and first-of-a-kind commercial reactor restart projects. Our work supports life extensions and digital modernization of existing nuclear plants, coal-to-nuclear conversion initiatives with the Department of State, and international nuclear new-build projects. With a commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we provide cutting-edge solutions that power communities worldwide while reducing emissions. Shape the future of global energy with us!

About Sargent & Lundy

Sargent & Lundy is an engineering consulting firm that provides comprehensive engineering, energy business consulting, and project services for power generation and transmission projects. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Sargent & Lundy has a team of over 2,000 professionals who have extensive experience in the power industry and can provide clients with innovative solutions to complex challenges. The company has worked on a wide range of projects including nuclear power plants, fossil fuel power plants, and renewable energy projects.
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