Electrical Engineer, Entry Level

Requisition Id 14914 

 

­­Overview:  

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is accepting applications for a variety of early career Electrical Engineering positions.

 

This is an evergreen position.  We are continually reviewing applications to fill potential openings as they arise. Apply today to be part of our dynamic environment!

 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Job duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with the evaluation and improvement of electrical systems to enhance performance, reliability, and address obsolescence issues.
• Specify, develop, and procure subsystems and components.
• Perform, develop and alter experimental setups to evaluate and verify design concepts related to fuel cycle storage and transportation safety and security.
• Performing analysis of instrumentation and capability gaps relevant to research, design, and testing for spent nuclear fuel transportation and storage
• Provide technical support, including troubleshooting, maintenance, and installation activities.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including designs, installation, testing, training, maintenance, procurement procedures, and specifications.
• Support maintenance and upgrade activities using work control tools.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the laboratory and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, health, and quality program requirements.
• Present work at conferences, workshops, and sponsor reviews.
• Provide technical field support and troubleshooting assistance.
• Participate in occasional after-hours and weekend support as necessary.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Basic Requirements:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Demonstrated understanding of electrical engineering principles, including analog and digital circuit theory.
• Training and/ or experience with designing, installing, and troubleshooting complex electrical or electromechanical systems.

 

Preferred Requirements:

• Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.

 

Experience with one or more of the following:

 

Electrical engineering software:

• AutoCAD (for electrical drawings/design).
• SolidWorks (3D modeling and design).
• SKM PowerTools (Arc Flash analyses, coordination studies).
• ETAP (Electrical system analyses).
• Proficiency with LabVIEW (system architecture, programming, debugging).
• MATLAB.

 

Familiarity with programming:

• PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), particularly Allen-Bradley.
• FPGAs.
• Experience with embedded systems development (bare-metal, RTOS, Linux).
• Familiarity with programming languages such as C/C++, Python, or MATLAB.

 

Electrical System Expertise: