Engineer I - Sr. (Nuc)

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in the United States is seeking a design engineer to perform modifications for nuclear plant projects. The role focuses on developing engineering design modification packages, ensuring designs align with the plant design basis, and representing the optimum engineering alternatives.

The position requires collaboration with plant departments, regulatory bodies, and project management to maintain uptime and power generation.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering design modification packages per standards and procedures.
• Ensure designs meet plant design basis and represent optimum alternatives.
• Complete or revise calculations supporting plant design modifications.
• Deliver constructible, economical, maintainable modifications for plant needs.
• Coordinate design activities with plant departments to minimize downtime and maximize power generation.
• Interface with regulatory and industry representatives on behalf of project engineering.
• Oversee drawings, specifications, and designs for major plant mods with Project Engineering Manager.

Skills

Nuclear design

Design modification

Engineering calculations

Project coordination

Regulatory interface

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Responsible for design engineering modifications for projects at Entergy Nuclear plants.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop engineering design modification packages in accordance with defined standards and procedures.
• Ensure project modification designs maintain the plant design basis and represent the optimum design alternative.
• Complete / revise engineering calculations in support of plant design modifications.
• Deliver timely, constructible, economic and maintenance friendly modification designs in support of plant needs.
• Coordinate project design engineering activities with plant departments to minimize plant and system downtime and maximize plant power generation.
• Interface with regulatory and industry representatives on behalf of project engineering.
• Work closely with Project manager and project estimator to ensure project risks are identified, cost and schedule are forecasted and on budget.
• Ensure fleet lessons are learned and good practices are implemented.
• Serve on outage engineering support teams as assigned.
• Attend training and maintain qualifications necessary to perform required group functions.
• Act as design authority for the site.
• Serve on Emergency Response Organization (ERO), as assigned.
• Work closely with the Mgr, Project Engineering to oversee the development of drawings, specifications and designs for major project plant modifications.
• Ensure project modfication designs maintain the plant design basis and represent the optimum design alternative.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum education required of the position B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or other closely related scientific discipline / physical science generally associated with power plant operations, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum experience required of the position Engineering degree or equivalent.
• Engineer I - 0 - 2 years experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent
• Engineer II - 2 - 3 years experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent
• Engineer III - 3 - 4 years experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent
• Sr. Engineer - 4 - 5 years experience in nuclear design, operations, or equivalent
• Sr. Engineer Lead - 5 - 7 years experience in nuclear design, operations, or equivalent