Systems Engineer – Nuclear Plant

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve plant issues, including those arising from significant events and complex technical challenges.
• Provide technical support to Maintenance and Operations for troubleshooting equipment, systems, and emergent conditions.
• Develop and issue engineering changes, including design modifications and temporary alterations, in support of plant needs and equipment reliability.
• Maintain Emergency Response Organization (ERO) qualifications and perform associated duties as required.
• Provide technical information and guidance related to program bases, performance requirements, compliance status, and industry operating experience.
• Carry out condition-based monitoring of equipment and optimize preventative maintenance activities using feedback from Maintenance and program reviews.
• Plan, prioritize, and support project lifecycle activities, including corrective action plans and improvement initiatives.
• Prepare engineering products in accordance with established standards, procedures, and quality expectations.
• Support changes in system and component configuration, design, and associated design basis.
• Serve on outage engineering support teams for online system outages and refueling outages.
• Maintain system performance through monitoring, trending, field walkdowns, deficiency identification, and priority setting.
• Perform failure evaluations and support or lead root cause analyses, as needed.
• Ensure lessons learned from fleet operating experience are incorporated into site programs and processes.
• Maintain required qualifications and complete training necessary for assigned duties.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program OR a related physical science discipline associated with power plant operations OR equivalent work experience demonstrating success at the engineer/technical specialist level.
• Experience: Experience levels vary by position:
  • Engineer I / Technical Specialist I: 0–2 years of nuclear design, operations, or equivalent experience
  • Engineer II / Technical Specialist II: 2–3 years
  • Engineer III / Technical Specialist III: 4-5 years
  • Senior Engineer / Technical Specialist IV: 6-8 years
  • Senior Lead Engineer: 8+ years, based on overall experience and prior role evaluations

Working Conditions / Essential Functions

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment; however, routine field visits are required (often daily or at least weekly).
• Field activities may involve walking, climbing stairs, ladders, or scaffolding; carrying up to 5 lbs.; and exposure to outdoor conditions, heavy machinery, hazardous substances, and high noise levels with appropriate personal protective equipment.
• As a provider of essential services, employees must be available to work additional hours, perform duties at alternate locations, and support response efforts during storms, outages, emergencies, or other events as deemed necessary. Exempt employees are not eligible for overtime compensation related to these duties.