Electrical Design Engineer

JOB TITLE: Electrical Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Design Engineering - Wolf Creek

REQUISITION: NUC
00CV

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Hybrid work schedule

LOCATION: Burlington, KS

PAY RANGE:

• Engineer I:
  Min: $66,300 Mid: $82,900 Max: $99,500
• Engineer II:
  Min: $81,000 Mid: $101,200 Max: $121,400
• Staff Engineer:
  Min: $90,500 Mid: $113,100 Max: $135,700
• Senior Engineer:
  Min: $91,600 Mid: $122,100 Max: $152,600
• Lead Engineer:
  Min: $107,900 Mid: $143,800 Max: $179,800
• Principal Engineer:
  Min: $112,500 Mid: $150,000 Max: $187,500

Wolf Creek Generating Station is Kansas' only nuclear power generating station, providing electric generation for Evergy and KEPCo. Wolf Creek has been safely providing clean, reliable energy to the citizens of Kansas and Missouri since 1985. The plant generates about 1,200 megawatts of electricity, which is enough energy to power more than 800,000 homes.

People are our greatest strength and resource at Wolf Creek. Every individual is important, regardless of job function. We take great pride in our staff and celebrate a strong Midwestern work ethic.

Wolf Creek has an immediate opening for a full-time Engineer to work within the Design Engineering group based in Burlington, KS. The position is for an Electrical Engineer, with the predominant responsibility to maintain plant design basis documents and calculations and complete modification packages to update and replace aging or deficient plant equipment. More details are provided below.

Normal work schedule follows a 4-day work week, Monday‑Thursday, with the option for remote work on Mondays. Refueling outages are completed every 18 months that require modified work hours and days to support 24/7 maintenance activities. Paid overtime is available for exempt employees when approved.

We offer our fulltime employees a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

• Develop, and implement procedures, programs, specifications, and engineering methodology to meet industry standards, regulatory guides, and commitments, and to assure WCGS is designed, built, operated, maintained, and tested consistent with our license and design bases.
• Develop, review and support planned modifications to update or replace aging or obsolete plant equipment.
• Determine whether plant systems and/or components are capable of performing their design functions.
• Perform safety evaluations of proposed plant modifications.
• Review and approve procedures, specifications, regulatory screens, safety evaluations, change packages, calculations, and other engineering documents (new or revised).
• Manage engineering program budgets and schedules.
• Perform independent reviews and analysis of industry operating experience, reportable events, NRC issued documents and other sources of plant operating experience information to identify areas for improving plant safety and reliability.
• Provide technical information and consultation and coordinate work efforts with other departments to support the safe operation of the plant.
• Ensure that all documentation affected by modifications are identified and revised to ensure inconsistencies in documentation will not result.
• Interface with modification stakeholders to determine project scope, requirements, support construction/implementation of modifications and start‑up activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Engineering and plant management.

The Engineer I position requires a BS degree in Engineering.

The Engineer II position requires a BS degree in Engineering and two years relevant experience.

The Staff Engineer position requires a BS degree in Engineering and four years relevant experience.

The Senior Engineer position requires a BS degree in Engineering and eight years of relevant experience and registered engineering in training (EIT) or board recognized industry certification preferred.

The Lead Engineer position requires a BS degree in Engineering and fourteen or more years of relevant experience. A Kansas Professional Engineer License is preferred.

The Principal Engineer position requires a BS degree in Engineering, twenty years of relevant experience and a Kansas Professional Engineer License. An advanced technical degree is preferred.

Relevant experience for these positions is defined as professional level experience in engineering, engineering support or nuclear plant operations and support.

Engineering Curriculum must be accredited by the accreditation board for engineering and technology (ABET). Any other baccalaureate engineering curriculum that has not been accredited by ABET but has been evaluated and found to be of an equivalent standard that may be reviewed and accepted by the Kansas State Board of…