Sr. Electrical Designer

Work Location:  Torrance, CA (HQ) with periodic travel to the Utah project site (Orangeville, UT)

Rate: Not Defined / need Candidate’s requested rate

Hours: 40+

Per Diem: GSA Rates - M&IE $86.00 & Lodging $199.00 per day = $285.00/day, 7 days per week

Mob/Demob: $500 each way

Job Details: Senior Electrical Designers develop electrical and instrumentation design deliverables across the full plant scope — Reactor, Nuclear Fuel, Power Conversion, and Power Distribution — owning drawing packages end-to-end from development through checking, issue, and as-built incorporation. This is a senior position that also provides checking and technical direction to junior designers and drafting contractors.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain electrical deliverables: single-line and three-line diagrams, schematics, wiring and interconnection diagrams, panel schedules, load lists, and motor elementary diagrams

• Design power distribution layouts — switchgear, MCCs, panelboards, transformers, UPS and DC systems, lighting and receptacle circuits, and equipment feeds — incorporating load, voltage drop, and short-circuit data from engineers

• Cable and raceway design — cable schedules, sizing and voltage-drop checks, tray and conduit routing, fill and derating, and power/signal segregation, including safety-related separation

• Control panel and enclosure design — internal layout, wiring diagrams, terminal and marshalling arrangements, nameplate schedules, and UL 508A-consistent bills of material

• Grounding, bonding, and lightning protection layouts, including instrument and shield grounding

• Hazardous area classification drawings compliant with NEC Article 500/505 or IEC 60079

• Instrumentation installation deliverables — hook-up drawings, instrument location plans, loop diagram drafting, junction box layouts, and cable block diagrams

• Generate bills of material and take-offs for cable, raceway, panels, and hardware; power-supply sizing; support requisitions and procurement technical evaluations

• Field walkdowns, redlines, and as-builts; review and redline vendor and contractor drawing packages

• Apply and enforce CAD standards; maintain revision control and document management to nuclear quality requirements; mentor junior designers and drafting contractors

The required qualifications are as follows:

• Associate degree or technical diploma in electrical design, drafting, or engineering technology, or equivalent practical experience (Bachelor’s in an engineering discipline is a plus)

• 5+ years of electrical or I&C design experience in power generation, process industries, or industrial facilities

• Proficiency with EPLAN (Electric P8 or equivalent) and/or AVEVA Electrical, with willingness to work in both — including complete, checked, issue-ready drawing packages and database-driven deliverables such as cable schedules and load lists

• Hands-on production of one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, and raceway layouts

• Working knowledge of the NEC (NFPA 70) as applied to design — wiring methods, conduit fill, cable derating, grounding

• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, loop diagrams, and instrument data sheets

• Familiarity with hazardous area classification drawings and wiring methods (NEC Article 500/505 or IEC 60079)

• Field walkdown, redline, and as-built experience

• Working knowledge of control panel layout, terminal arrangement, and field wiring practice (grounding, shielding, signal segregation)

Strongly Preferred:

• Proficiency in both EPLAN and AVEVA Electrical

• AutoCAD / AutoCAD Electrical, SmartPlant Electrical / Instrumentation (INtools), or Bentley platforms

• 3D plant design tools (AVEVA E3D, AutoCAD Plant 3D, SmartPlant 3D, or Revit), including clash detection and model-based drawing extraction

• ADDA Certified Drafter, NICET certification, or equivalent credentials

• UL 508A listed industrial control panel design

• Medium-voltage distribution design (4.16 kV and above), generator connections, and utility interconnection drawings

• Cable separation and raceway design per IEEE 384 or equivalent nuclear separation criteria

• Nuclear quality familiarity (NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B) as applied to design documents, drawing control, and design change traceability

• Electrical installation design in nuclear, cleanroom, glovebox, or contamination-controlled environments

• Familiarity with IEC 62443 or NIST SP 800-82 as applied to the physical OT network layer

Physical Requirements: Yes — role includes field walkdowns in an active plant/build environment; must be able to access field areas (climbing, walking, kneeling, bending).