Senior Engineer/Staff Engineer

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, this role offers an opportunity to build your career.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience, will be considered for this opportunity.

About the Role

This role is the top progression level position in the Engineer series, encompassing senior to technical expert engineers. The position involves performing difficult and complex work requiring thorough knowledge of the subject matter and significant experience within the functional assignment area. Responsibilities include scheduling and coordinating major segments of complex projects to meet cost and time objectives, planning and conducting work requiring independent evaluation, and devising new approaches to problems. At higher proficiency levels, incumbents provide technical expertise and team leadership, guiding less experienced engineers. The role may also involve applying intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles to major projects and serving as a technical expert on engineering-related legal and regulatory issues.

The candidate will provide technical support for Dominion Energy Electric Transmission field operations, focusing on transformers, switches, breakers, voltage regulators, circuit breakers, and instrument transformers. This includes managing vendor relationships, operation, decommissioning, and root cause analyses (RCA) when applicable. As novel challenges arise, the candidate will develop the necessary knowledge base and engineering capabilities to address them.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain equipment supplier relationships, ensuring production capacity meets Dominion Energy's requirements and mitigating supplier lock-in.
• Develop and document design requirements for major substation equipment, maintaining them with annual reviews.
• Perform design reviews and factory acceptance tests (FATs) of equipment during production for domestic and international suppliers.
• Analyze and support the qualification of new equipment suppliers.
• Support the equipment procurement processes.
• Assist Dominion field organizations with:
  • Responses to equipment emergencies
  • Material specification
  • Design validation and innovation
  • Root cause analysis (RCAs) of failure events
  • Commissioning and decommissioning
  • Developing training and guidelines to support field organizations’ maintenance and response to system events
• Support the development and demonstration of leading-edge tools, technologies, and applications to maintain Dominion's leadership position in the industry.

Requirements

• Senior Engineer: 5-6+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Staff Engineer: 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Full knowledge of engineering theories and principles.
• Skilled in advanced techniques and modification/extension of theories, precepts, and practices in the field and related sciences.
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to serve as a team project lead.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• Strong personal computer skills.
• Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
• Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices.
• In-depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using software programs (e.g., Matlab, Excel).
• Equally effective working independently or in a team environment.
• Proven decision-making skills.
• Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Required Degree: Bachelor’s in Engineering (equivalency not accepted). Preferred disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• For placement in the Engineer job series, one of the following must be met:
  • Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited program.
  • Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside the U.S. accredited through the country's Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord.
  • Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math, or Engineering Technology, plus a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same discipline is ABET-accredited.
  • Hold or have previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, with knowledge of engineering principles and practices, preferably in electric power systems.
• Working knowledge of SAP software is preferred.

Skills

• Technical expertise in substation equipment (transformers, switches, breakers, voltage regulators, circuit breakers, instrument transformers).
• Vendor relationship management.
• Project coordination and leadership.
• Root cause analysis (RCA) and problem-solving.
• Technical writing and documentation.
• Proficiency in engineering software (e.g., Matlab, Excel).

Working Conditions

• Dust, grease, or oil exposure: Up to 25%
• Energized wires: Up to 25%
• Office work environment: 76-100%
• Travel (domestic and international): Up to 25%
• Outdoors: Up to 25%

This role may require field visits and oversight of suppliers, with appropriate personal protective equipment provided. The candidate will report to the Innsbrook office, which features an on-site gym and cafeteria.

Pay

Expected hiring base salary range:

• Senior Engineer: $90,900 - $118,100
• Staff Engineer: $102,300 - $132,800

The actual salary offered may vary based on qualifications, skills, experience, and work location.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners.
• Vacation and paid holidays.
• Retirement plans, including 401k contributions and matches.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Sick leave and disability insurance.

For more details, visit dombenefits.com.