Electrical Engineer

Job Details Electrical Engineer Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posted: 4/13/2026 Job ID: 216622 Job Category: Engineering Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: DH Positions Available: 6 Salary Range: $140,000-200,000 US Citizenship is required. Responsibilities Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead role, providing guidance and expertise over project teams. Develop design change packages for operating nuclear plant facilities and deliver solutions for a more sustainable future. Develop electrical drawing deliverables, including: One-line and three-line diagrams Electrical motor schematics, breaker control schematics, and wiring diagrams Power cable sizing and cable schedules Complex engineering calculations such as: load flow, short circuit, motor starting (ETAP or SKM), Arc flash analysis (ETAP or SKM), protective relay settings, battery and charger sizing Schematics, interconnection diagrams, and equipment layouts Develop electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction. Create man-hour budgets and schedules for projects and proposals. Attend on-site meetings, investigate existing conditions, interface with clients, and provide support during construction. Extensively use Microsoft Office business systems, such as ProjectWise, electrical engineering software, such as ETAP, and Computer Aided Drafting Tools, such as AutoCAD, to view and manipulate engineering drawing files. Proactively provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and company policies. May own, maintain, update, or develop engineering standards and guides. Provide technical guidance to others regarding projects or disciplines. Applies knowledge and ensures compliance with our quality program. Establishes related processes and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality. Supports continuous improvement, change management, and risk management efforts. Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for multiple or mega projects. Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. Oversees the collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work. Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Develops and applies advanced engineering solutions to complex problems. Responsible for ensuring project teams delegate appropriate tasks to lower-level team members to develop the depth of project execution staff. Reviews lower-level engineering work or assignments. Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activities; and serving as the responsible charge for projects. Establishes a work plan to be applied to a given project. Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on complex projects. Typically responsible for defining project schedules for a single discipline or may have responsibility for multiple disciplines. Responsible for determining the identification of key client interests and drivers on projects. Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on complex projects. Works to identify future client needs and how to better position us for the future. May offer other services to the client. Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities. Serves as the technical specialist in a broad area of specialization, or in a narrow but specialized field. Develops and applies advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems. Typically supports multiple projects on very complex technical challenges. Typical roles include being recognized as an industry expert, participating in professional societies by presenting papers, acting as a section lead for a large or complex specialty area, and serving as an engineering consultant for larger-scale projects. May support the chief engineers or top engineering management, and is accountable for discipline‑specific engineering processes. Typically oversees performance management, career planning, recognition, learning and development, and corrective actions. May participate in compensation management, succession planning, disciplinary actions, employee relations, and workforce planning. Actively mentors lower-level and mid-level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role. Basic Hiring Criteria Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized, accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum 11 years of related work experience. This candidate must be located or willing to relocate to our World Headquarters in Overland Park, KS (Kansas City), or one of the following Regional Offices: Ann Arbor, MI; Chattanooga, TN; Cary, NC (Raleigh); Gaithersburg, MD. All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (if selected), which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. As this position supports our global nuclear program, any potential offer will be conditional on the individual being able to satisfy all requirements, including citizenship requirements, outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 810. Desired Qualifications Professional Engineer (PE) Licensed in the State of Kansas, the state of primary residence, or other states as required by the business and/or clients. Project Lead experience and technical SME in Nuclear Plant design. Nuclear Power Plant Facility Design experience, or infrastructure power distribution design experience for similar power generating facilities (i.e., Power Plants, Industrial Plants, Manufacturing Plants). Benefits Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short‑term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay in some locations. Security Clearance No Clearance. Military‑connected talent encouraged to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Adecco Group