Principal Engineer Electrical and Power Systems
Duration: 12 months with annual renewable terms.
Location: Savannah River Nuclear Site, Aiken, SC
Per Diem available – GSA if needed
DUTIES
• Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems.
• Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-effective results.
• Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepares reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An active
DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties.
Education:
BS Electrical Engineering and 10 years relevant work experience or MS Electrical Engineering and 8 years relevant work experience.

Experience/Skills:
• Experience with impedance and loop phase/gain measurements, precision noise measurement, and load transient response.
• Knowledge of power conversion principles for High Voltage output, topologies, and soft switching techniques.
• Experience of designing High Voltage Power Circuit Board layouts.
• Electrical system protection, coordination curves, load studies, and arc flash analysis.
• Hands-on electrical design validation and Verification experience.
• High voltage experience developing system repair designs, system calibration, and installation plans.
• Experience in Low, Medium to High Voltage Industrial Power Systems with voltage of 480V through 13.8kV. • Experienced with 13.8KV (preferred)
• Experience providing oversight, design, planning, troubleshooting, and maintenance of medium/high voltage systems infrastructure such as distribution cables, control systems, protective relaying, transformers, switchgear, substations, breakers, motor control centers, alarms, and overall system coordination.
• Experience performing modeling and simulation for power systems and short circuit analysis using simulation software platforms (e.g., ETAP).
• Others include lighting design, uninterruptible power systems, vessel heaters and heat trace, lockout/tagout, relay control systems, variable speed drives, diesel generators and automatic transfer switches, harmonics and their effects on electrical systems.
Previous SRS Design Engineering or DOE facility experience is preferred.

Work Hours:
A 40-hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules; including 5/8s (8
hours/day; five days per week), 4/10s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and a 9/80s (9
hours/day, five days on week A and 4 days on week B). Work week excludes SRNS holidays.
Each workday has a 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Area Security Access:
The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An active
DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected
candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.
Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (“L” or “Q”) within the past two years
are preferred.
Empyrean Services is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other protected status