Electronics Design Engineer, Sr.*

Centrus Energy - Oak Ridge, TN

Oak Ridge, TN

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

Incumbent will perform, plan, develop, evaluate, and analyze electrical engineering design tasks and projects with a primary focus on instrumentation and motor controls electronics and electric machinery. The ideal candidate will be familiar with industrial electronics (IE) design, modern power electronics (PE) circuit design, modern PE devices (SCRs, IGBTs, MOSFETs, etc.), and electronics manufacturing. Incumbent must be able to create engineering solutions meeting programmatic objectives considering cost and schedule as well as technical requirements. The incumbent must be able to analyze a variety of electrical engineering problems using traditional analytical methods and other simulation techniques including such tools as PSPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, and OrCAD. Incumbent will be based in Oak Ridge, TN and periodically travel to Piketon, OH. Travel is anticipated to be ≤10%.

Responsibilities

• Initial area of focus will be the deployment of new machine control electronics and machine drive electronics for the manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, TN as well as the production facility in Piketon, OH.
• Provides electrical engineering support by preparing design packages, construction specifications, statements of work, equipment specifications, schedules, and cost estimates necessary for project implementation.
• Manage multiple projects including offset manufacturing of electronics and testing in house.
• Responsible for all phases of assigned standard engineering projects, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at an appropriate cost.
• Plans, develops, and implements electrical instrumentation and control systems and electrical design modifications.
• Performs technical review, system walkdowns, troubleshooting, and day-to-day technical support for the design of a centrifuge plant.
• Work effectively and transparently with other design disciplines or outside engineering firms to accomplish successful design completion.
• Exercises responsibility for accomplishing complex and unusual electrical engineering assignments on schedule and on budget.
• Develop design requirements, lead projects and mentor other engineers.
• Prepare bills of material, cost estimates, and specifications for procurement of materials and equipment.
• Interact with other business units of Centrus and the US Department of Energy (US DOE).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering plus 6 years of experience or equivalent in industrial electronics, preferably with an emphasis on PEEM design.
• One to three years of experience working in manufacturing.
• One to three years of experience working in R&D.
• Strong interest and/or design capabilities covering an array of electrical equipment and systems from low voltage DC systems through low voltage three phase systems.
• Strong written, presentation and verbal communication skills; analytical and computational skills; computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and Outlook communications.
• Must be able to obtain or already possess a DOE 'Q' clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering plus 12 years of experience or equivalent in industrial electronics, preferably with an emphasis on PEEM design.
• 4+ years' experience in the nuclear industry.
• Standard industrial plant electrical distribution systems and associated national electrical codes and regulations.
• Knowledgeable of applicable codes and standards (i.e. UL, IEEE, NEC, ANSI, OSHA, NUREGS).
• Electric motor design and/or manufacturing experience.
• Embedded software development and/or testing experience.