# Staff Electrical Designer at Valar Atomics

- Company: Valar Atomics
- What the company does: Valar Atomics is scaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.valaratomics.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Torrance, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/valaratomics/jobs/4410152009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/valar-atomics-staff-electrical-designer/

## About the role

Valar Atomics is seeking Staff Electrical Designers to serve as technical authorities for electrical and instrumentation design across the full plant scope: Reactor, Nuclear Fuel, Power Conversion, and Power Distribution.

## What they're looking for

- Associate degree or technical diploma in electrical design, drafting, or engineering technology, or equivalent practical experience, Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline is a plus
- 8+ years of electrical or I&C design experience in power generation, process industries, or industrial facilities
- Demonstrated ownership of the complete electrical/I&C drawing scope on at least one major capital project, from early design through construction support and as-built turnover
- Track record of design leadership: formally checking and approving other designers' work, setting or improving CAD standards, and directing drafting contractors
- Strong working knowledge of the NEC (NFPA 70) as applied to design deliverables, including wiring methods, conduit fill, cable derating, and grounding, sufficient to check others' work against it
- Experience with cable and raceway separation design for safety-related circuits (IEEE 384 or equivalent criteria), or demonstrably transferable rigorous separation/segregation design experience

Tags: Instrumentation & Controls