Electronics Design Engineer, Sr.

Job Description

Job Summary :

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%.

Major Duties and 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. Additional assignments will be related to gaseous centrifuge enrichment machines, support equipment and other industry projects.
• With minimal supervision, provides electrical engineering support by preparing design packages, construction specifications, statements of work, equipment specifications, schedules, and cost estimates necessary for project implementation in a safe, effective, and efficient manner.
• With minimal supervision, manage multiple projects including offset manufacturing of electronics and testing in house.
• Incumbent will have experience, knowledge, and skills in Electrical Engineering discipline; is 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 incorporating various types of electrical components with a variety of power distribution levels.
• 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 to meet project schedules.
• Exercises responsibility for accomplishing complex and unusual electrical engineering assignments on schedule and on budget.
• Must be capable of working within a multi-discipline engineering organization understanding that many of the designs that the ACO-OR engineering organization works on are electro-mechanical in nature.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications : (some may be required to achieve principal engineer role)

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position will require a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance. Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made. In addition, once employe, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a DOE security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government. Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer