Engineer; Strategic, Design, Nuclear

Engineer (Strategic, Design, Nuclear, Other) - (NUC
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Company Overview: Wolf Creek Generating Station is Kansas' first 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 the strong Midwestern work ethic.

Wolf Creek has an immediate opening for a full-time Engineer, entry level through experienced of most disciplines, to work within the Engineering Programs – Design Engineering Group based in Burlington, KS. This position will be assigned to the Inservice Testing program and will become the technical expert and owner responsible for the planning, scheduling and implementation of the program in accordance with applicable requirements.

More details are provided below.

We offer a 4-day work week, Monday – Thursday, with a hybrid remote option to work from home up to 25% of the time. Many of our employees commute from nearby cities;
Burlington is the nearest town 10 minutes away. Wolf Creek Generating Station is approximately 40 minutes from Emporia, 60 minutes from Topeka, 45 minutes from Ottawa, and 75 minutes from Olathe.

We offer our full time staff 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.

The Engineering Programs Engineer will provide technical support and engineering expertise for implementing the Inservice Testing Program at Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation.

• Advance the current Wolf Creek Inservice Testing Program, by incorporating industry guidance and participating in IST Owners Group Discussion Forum, to ensure the required pump and valve testing is met. The IST Engineer interfaces with multiple groups at Wolf Creek to meet this goal.
• As Primary Owner, review surveillance procedures that test safety related pumps and valves that are in the IST program. Trend test data in a database and review for degrading trends. Communicate with the Operations Surveillance Coordinator for any testing issues or changes. Advocate margin improvements where necessary.
• As Primary Owner, review IST related Post Maintenance Test results to determine if new acceptance criteria is needed and initiate surveillance procedure changes. Also provide IST input for Design Modifications that affect IST components and revise IST documents affected by the modification.
• As Primary Owner, maintain and revise program documents as necessary including, WCOP-02 – IST Program Document, and WCRE-34 - IST Basis Document. Also, IST program procedures AP 29B-001, 002 and 004.
• As Primary Owner, update Program Health Report every 6 months, coordinate and appropriately budget 10 year interval update of the program with vendor support.

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.

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 twelve years of relevant experience and a Kansas Professional Engineer License is preferred.

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