Electrical Engineer II

About the role

Join a team focused on designing, testing, and integrating instrumentation, control, and power distribution systems for advanced nuclear microreactors. This position involves hands-on electrical design and hardware development, ensuring compliance with performance, safety, and regulatory standards. You will contribute to critical documentation for DOE and NRC licensing processes.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Design electrical systems for reactor instrumentation, control, and power distribution from initial concepts to detailed implementation.
• Create schematics, wiring diagrams, and define interfaces for sensors, control hardware, and various electrical subsystems.
• Review and provide feedback on existing schematics, wiring diagrams, harnesses, and control panel designs.
• Participate in design reviews to confirm the technical soundness and traceability of electrical and I&C sections.
• Assist with hazard analyses, identifying potential electrical or instrumentation failure modes and developing mitigation strategies.
• Support testing activities, including bench testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL/HITL) simulations, and integration campaigns.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, software, and licensing teams across different functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in designing, analyzing, or integrating electrical systems.
• Strong understanding of electrical fundamentals, including DC and AC circuits, impedance, and transient behavior.
• Ability to create, interpret, and review electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Familiarity with electrical design, simulation, or PCB layout tools, such as SPICE-based simulators, schematic capture, or layout review tools.
• Hands-on experience with lab instrumentation like oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Capability to analyze failure modes and determine safe states in electrical or control systems.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous hardware development environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in regulated or safety-critical environments such as nuclear, aerospace, defense, maritime, or industrial sectors.
• Knowledge of fail-safe design principles, redundancy, voting logic, or diversity in control systems.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Exposure to HIL/HITL testing, automated test frameworks, or data acquisition platforms.
• Familiarity with relevant codes, standards, or guidance, including IEEE, IEC, or DOE nuclear standards.
• Familiarity with GDE-987 processes or similar hardware qualification paths.
• Experience contributing to formal design reviews, hazard analyses, or configuration-controlled documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of hardware problems, navigate ambiguity, and resolve issues effectively.

Skills & tools

• SPICE-based simulators
• Schematic capture
• PCB layout review tools
• Oscilloscopes
• Multimeters
• Power supplies
• Signal generators

Practical notes

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, a U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), a Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or an Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to comply with U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR).