Electrical Engineer

Location

Turin (Italy)

Department

Engineering and Process

Status

Full-Time

Years of experience

N.D.

newcleo is a clean and safe nuclear technology company. Privately funded and headquartered in London, UK, newcleo was launched in 2021 to be a disruptor in the field of nuclear energy. Its mission is to generate safe, clean, economic and inexhaustible energy for the world, through a radically innovative combination of existing, accessible technologies.

newcleo is building the next generation system with the goals to:

eliminate the need for geological repositories by using a fast neutron flux avoiding the production of long life radioactive elements;
accelerate the development of new fuel cycles, including MOX (Mixed Pu-U Oxides) and eventually thorium, that provide clean, safe and inexhaustible energy from nuclei and the opportunity to burn the long-lived nuclear waste produced by the old generation of nuclear reactors;
ultimately develop an Accelerator Driven System (ADS), based on the intrinsically safe coupling of a particle accelerator and a sub-critical reactor.

With visionary co-founders, newcleo brings together an international team of senior engineers with deep knowledge of nuclear energy and new recruits with a fresh mindset, working to develop designs based on innovative Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFRs). These LFRs will meet the commercial demand for small terrestrial waste-to-energy reactors.

In the UK, newcleo’s immediate focus is on delivering a prototype 30MWe LFR by 2030 followed by an initial battery of 4-6 x 200MWe reactors with deployment in the early 2030s. We are building our team to meet this challenging and exciting objective.

newcleo wants to be the first step toward the evolution of its industry to become fully respectful of people and the environment. To develop a new, sustainable, and completely safe way of generating nuclear energy that will lead humanity to zero emissions, and to the mitigation of global warming.

Reports to (Job Title):

Head of Power Generation System

Job Description

To collaborate to the Lead Fast Reactor (LFR) design activities for experimental facilities and balance of plant, focusing on design aspects related to electrical activities.

Main Activities

Perform electrical engineering in all project phase.
Carry out feasibility studies, conceptual design, basic and front-end design, detail engineering and design.
Develop internal standards and specific design criteria for electrical engineering.
Prepare electrical specification for packages, electrical user lists, electrical calculations, cable lists, equipment lists.
Develop specifications, datasheets, material requisition of generators, circuit breakers, switchgear, UPS, Emergency Generators, transformers, cables.
Develop and review discipline material quantity estimates.
Design and selection of electrical motors, MV/LV panels, variable speed drive systems, rotating machines drives, transformers, generators.
Prepare electrical single line diagrams, wiring diagrams, electrical rooms and substations layout.
Define earthing requirements, design of electrical auxiliary systems.
Apply international standards for network synchronization of electrical generators.
Managing electrical calculations and analyses of power consumption and electrical communications.
Coordinate assigned work with other technical personnel as directed.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams
Participates in and fosters a work environment that is based upon openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

Key Performance Indicators

Timely management of key deliverables and tasks respecting deadlines with high quality output.

Ideal Background

Education

Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering / Master or PhD is a plus

Languages

Fluent Italian and English

Experience / Professional requirements

5 years’ experience in electrical engineering of industrial plants. Experience in power or nuclear plants is a plus
Strong understanding of electrical safety including application of BS 7671.
Thorough knowledge of discipline engineering techniques, the design of engineered systems, and engineering and design calculations.
Understanding of industry regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the electrical engineering discipline.
Experience with electric schematic tools.
Knowledge of tools for electric studies and simulations for networks and electro-mechanic studies with simulation tools.
Knowledge of engineering cycle for development of feasibility, basic design, FEED, detailed engineering, commissioning, and start-up
Good knowledge of design and analysis principles for large or complex systems

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