Associate to Staff Engineer-Reactor Engineering Surry

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Surry Power Station in Surry, VA is looking for a Reactor Engineer (Associate Engineer level to staff level based on experience) . This role is able to perform difficult and complex work requiring thorough knowledge of the subject matter and significant experience within functional assignment area. Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.

Devises new approaches to problems encountered and develops engineering criteria ensuring compliance with design criteria and standards. At higher levels of proficiency within this classification, incumbents are expected to provide technical expertise and/or team leadership as needed. Provides guidance to less experienced Engineers. May be required to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to major projects that have significant impact on programs in varied areas and related fields.

May serve as a technical expert on engineering related legal and regulatory issues to outside entities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities &

Experience:

• Associate Engineer:
  Less than 2 years of Engineering experience
• Engineer: 2 or more years of engineering experience
• Sr Engineer: 5 or more years of engineering experience
• Staff Engineer: 8 or more years of engineering experience

Reactor Engineering and/or Core Design experience is desired. Experience with flux mapping, reactivity management, startup physics testing, fuel movement planning, new fuel receipt inspection, fuel handling support, Special Nuclear Material accounting, and online reactor core monitoring are highly preferred, but not required. Must have thorough communication knowledge and skills and strong grasp of engineering principles and skills. Must be able to: plan, direct, coordinate overall engineering for specific projects, plan and direct engineering activities in support of nuclear operations with thorough focus on safety, analysis, problem solving, performance efficiency, availability, dependability, and budget/costs, evaluate and approve design changes and modifications, review work and evaluate technical work for, develops specifications, review and qualify complex project bids from a technical overview, perform or oversee performance test and system compatibility, performs short and long term condition assessment of components and systems, provides leadership, direction, development and guidance to employees within similar disciplined classification of engineering work groups.

Responsiblities also include:

• Supporting reactor startup testing, including physics testing and data analysis.
• Monitoring core performance and provide recommendations for operational improvements.
• Interfacing with operations, maintenance, and regulatory personnel to ensure compliance with safety and licensing requirements.
• Participate in refueling outage planning and execution, including fuel shuffle planning and post-outage verification.
• Maintain and improve reactor engineering tools and methodologies.
• Support emergent plant issues and Emergency Response Organization

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA:
For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering…