Fire Protection Engineer

Overview

The Fire Protection Engineer is responsible for supporting the fleet Fire Protection team at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport, NC. The position may be filled at the Engineer III or Senior Engineer level, depending on the candidate’s experience, and may provide support to other nuclear plants within the Duke Energy Nuclear Fleet as needed.

• Serve as the fire protection subject‑matter expert, ensuring compliance with NFPA codes, regulatory requirements, fleet/site procedures, and plant licensing standards.
• Provide engineering and field support to identify, analyze, and resolve fire protection program issues.
• Support Fire PRAs, NSCA updates, surveillance testing, pre‑plans, impairment monitoring, and engineering calculations.
• Prepare for and support NRC, INPO, NEIL, NSRB, and NOS inspections and audits.
• Monitor fire protection system performance, review engineering changes, respond to industry operating experience, and represent the company professionally.

• Senior Engineer:
  Bachelor of Science or master’s degree in engineering from an ABET‑accredited program; at least 6 years of engineering experience; demonstrated ability to complete work with minimal supervision.
• Engineer III:
  Bachelor of Science or master’s degree in engineering from an ABET‑accredited program; minimum of 4 years of engineering experience.

• Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection from an ABET‑accredited program.
• At least three years of experience in Fire Protection Engineering responsibilities.
• Nuclear Power Plant experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer.

Hybrid – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. Hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to the designated Duke Energy facility. Reliable, consistent transportation is required to ensure timely arrival at the applicable facility. Work is performed in both office and plant environments, requiring walking, light lifting, occasional climbing, and exposure to temperature, noise, and radiation.

Must be available to work some weekends, holidays, and overtime as required. On‑call duty responsibilities are part of the position. Must be able to conduct field walk‑downs in an operating plant environment. Occasional travel outside the Duke Energy system may be necessary.

• Ability to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access/Security clearance.
• May be required to participate in the Emergency Response Organization (ERO), which could involve callouts with a specified response time and inclusion in an on‑call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment such as hard‑hat, safety glasses, and fall protection as needed.

5‑15% travel; occasional overnight travel.

Duke Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including but not limited to lactation, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military status, or protected veteran status.

Duke Energy complies with all applicable state, federal and local laws, regulations and ordinances prohibiting discrimination.