Engineer I Sr. (Nuc)

Job Title:Engineer I - Sr. (Nuc)

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity:Entergy Operations Inc.-EOI

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
Provides technical leadership for reactor core performance and monitoring advocates nuclear fuel reliability maintains and revises fuel and special nuclear material management accountability and configuration and provides technical assistance to Operations that establish conservative reactivity management and conservative decision making.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages core performance monitoring and trending fuel management and configuration control and the Special Nuclear Material and Accountability program.
• Evaluates core component lifetime and provides replacement instructions.
• Supports training of Operations and Engineering on fuel and core related topics. Serves as the site fuel reliability monitor and champions the fuel reliability program.
• Supports Operations for maneuvers / core analysis / operating limits considerations. Supports Operations in Reactivity Control and Management.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for the reactor core and associated areas. Manages reactor core related surveillances and startup testing. Monitors maintenance and revision to Reactor Engineering procedures.
• Supports dry fuel storage related activities and irradiated core component disposal. Implements fuel storage and handling requirements. Supports core reload design analysis and batch reload implementation.
  
  

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position

• B.S. Degree in Nuclear Engineering or other closely related scientific discipline / physical science generally associated with power plant operations or equivalent work experience (equivalent experience is defined as demonstrated success at the Engineer / Technical Specialist level.
• Note: If the Reactor Engineering Supervisor does not have a degree then the designated Lead Reactor Engineer must have a degree. ANSI / ANS-3.1-1978).

Minimum experience required of the position

• Minimum experience required for the position:
  
  • Engineer I: 0 years of experience in nuclear power design operations or equivalent depending upon engineering level.
  • Engineer II: 2 years of experience in nuclear power design operations or equivalent depending upon engineering level.
  • Engineer III: 4 years of experience in nuclear power design operations or equivalent depending upon engineering level.
  • Engineer Sr: 6 years of experience in nuclear power design operations or equivalent depending upon engineering level.

• 0 - 5 years experience in nuclear power design operations or equivalent depending upon Engineering level (Note: If the Reactor Engineering Supervisor does not have at least 4 years experience then the designated Lead Reactor Engineer must have 4 years experience or a graduate degree and 3 years experience. At least 2 of these years shall be nuclear power plant experience in such areas as reactor physics core measurements core heat transfer and core physics testing programs.
  
  

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position

• Good to excellent communication skills. Experience/proficiency in PC use and applications depending upon engineering level.
  
  

Any certificates licenses etc. required for the position

ANSI/ANS Qualifications - For Senior Reactor Engineer Only. Candidates must meet or exceed ANSI/ANS 3.1-1978. ANSI Section 4.4.1 - Reactor Engineering. Bachelors Degree in Engineering or the Physical Sciences. 4 years experience in such areas as reactor physics core measurements core heat transfer and core physical testing programs of which 2 years must be at a nuclear power plant. Or graduate degree and 3 years experience as referenced above. Successful completion of a reactor engineering training program (e.g. the 12 week concentrated program offered by NSSS vendors) may be equivalent to one years nuclear power plant experience. Desired: SRO license or certification on a PWR or BWR; Professional Engineering license.

Primary Location: Arkansas-RussellvilleArkansas : Russellville
Job Function: Nuclear
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 122372
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.