Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Responsibilities/Duties
Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) delivers exceptional performance in safely removing, treating, and disposing of tank waste. H2C leads the nation's largest and most complex radioactive waste cleanup, including closure of the legacy waste tanks at Hanford containing 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste.

Joining H2C means becoming part of a team dedicated to creating "The Solution Today for a Better Tomorrow." At H2C, our culture is deeply rooted in our Vision, Mission, Values, and Behaviors, which guide our efforts on the Hanford Site and within our communities. Our vision to tackle the Department of Energy's largest environmental challenge reflects our commitment to leaving a positive legacy for future generations. We strive to deliver exceptional performance in safely removing, treating, and disposing of tank waste. Our values emphasize living safely, acting with integrity, and working collaboratively as a team. We encourage innovation, personal accountability, and continuous improvement, fostering an environment where everyone is empowered to contribute to our mission and celebrate our achievements. By embracing these principles, you will be part of a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a meaningful impact today and for the future.

Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) is the tank farm operating contractor at the Hanford Site located in Richland, WA. The H2C mission is to safely store, retrieve, and treat 56 million gallons of legacy radioactive and hazardous waste. This complex mission spans all competencies of engineering/science accomplished through a highly integrated engineering organization. Engineering at H2C supports all areas of the tank farm mission including Retrievals, Production Operations, Field Projects, Waste Feed Delivery Projects, and long-term innovations.

Production Operations Engineering provides a variety of engineering services in support of the operation and maintenance of Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (ITDC) facilities and ensuring proper implementation of engineering requirements, including: developing inputs, assumptions and design criteria for tank farm facility modifications; administrating the System Engineering program and providing Cognizant System Engineering (CSE) and Shift Technical Engineer (STE) support to facilities; providing resident waste transfer and characterization technical expertise and facility knowledge in support of operability determinations, performance monitoring program, centralized resolution of Structures, Systems, and Components (SSC) performance problems; and providing Maintenance Engineering support.

H2C is seeking electrical engineers responsible for providing engineering support to the AZ Team area team that is responsible for east area tank farms (A, AX, B, BX, BY, C, AN, AW, AY, AZ and 702AZ Facility) directly supporting the ITDC facilities and H2C Engineering. Duties of the Electrical engineer typically include design, analysis, testing, control, operation, monitoring, and maintenance of Electrical systems.

The specific engineering duties will include the following:
* Obtain and maintain engineering Technical Staff qualification and then Design Authority qualification for assigned systems;
* Assume responsibility for the electrical system aspects of specific projects/scope including design, application, test, or the preparation of specifications for systems, materials, equipment or components in collaboration with other engineering/science competencies within the team.
* Prepare technical manuals, reports, procedures and deliver technical presentations to engineering, operations, projects, and customer organizations.
* Conduct site/area visits and investigate engineering problems, propose solutions and alternatives and provide recommendations.
* Define and maintain ITDC System technical baseline documents and design change documents;
* Monitor and trend system performance and reliability, conduct field walk downs, prepare, and present System Status Reports on routine intervals, participate in Plant Health Committees to support health reporting and corrective actions assigned system;
* Make technically defendable, decisions on engineering issues, and represent the H2C Engineering organization in meetings with other company organizations and/or with the client and other stakeholders;
* Develop specifications, perform and/or review calculations, development/review technical and operability evaluations, and perform design reviews;
* Monitor and support ongoing operations and activities;
* Input, develop and approve (as necessary) system related work packages, and operating procedures;
* Review and approve new operating or maintenance procedures or changes to existing operating or maintenance procedures;
* Review and approve requirements for preventive maintenance, surveillances, and establish post maintenance testing;
* Maintain working knowledge of the documented safety analysis and environmental permits;
* Sustain productive and positive customer relationships;
* Verify and comply with engineering documentation standards and test procedures.
* Demonstrate creative ability through the ingenuity exercised in solving technical problems or preparation and presentation of technical papers, articles, talks or patent disclosures.
* Demonstrates problem solving skills in making preliminary selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
* Ability to execute tasks with minimal oversight
* Ability to solve highly technical problems

Required Qualifications
Grade 19:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and
Nine (9) years of related experience

Grade 20:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and
Ten (10) years of related experience

Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is increased.

Grade 21:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline; and
Twelve (12) years of related experience

Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is significantly larger, and the expected level of performance is greatly increased.

Desired Qualifications
Knowledge of codes and standards
Experience in a nuclear facility
Familiarity with NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, IEEE 141

Compensation & Benefits
In accordance with the company's philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, H2C takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial grade and salary to include assigned job scope and responsibility, a candidate's qualifications as compared to internal comparators performing in a similar role, and the external labor market. A salary offer will be made at the appropriate grade level and within the targeted hiring range posted according to these factors. Note a candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into consideration

Hiring Range Minimum: $117,225
Hiring Range Maximum: $179,113

H2C offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visit