Senior Plant Engineer, Nuclear – Onsite

Entergy Corporation

Mississippi

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Entergy Port Gibson, Mississippi is seeking a Plant Support Engineer to provide technical support for plant systems, resolve day‑to‑day issues, maintain configuration control, and support Maintenance and Operations to ensure reliability and performance. The role interfaces with Engineering and station departments, developing engineering changes and supporting outage activities.

The position is filled at Engineer I–Sr levels based on experience, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

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.
Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering is desired.

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.
Conduct 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.
Monitor system performance, including 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.