Associate-Staff Engineer - Fuel Performance and Dry Storage
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Job Summary
Dominion Energy has an opportunity to join the Fuel Performance and Dry Storage group as an Associate Engineer, Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Staff Engineer.
The Spent Fuel section of the Fuel Performance and Dry Storage group is responsible for activities required to support the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation operations at each of Dominion Energy’s nuclear power stations. This job involves the performance of fuel certification evaluations, managing several simultaneous projects, and tracking actions to timely resolution. The position requires planning, budgeting, cost tracking, and initiating requests for approval for the procurement of spent fuel storage systems and arranging for on-site receipt and installation of large components.
Job Responsibilities
- Leading project tasks and meetings, and routinely interfacing and coordinating activities with multiple station and Dominion Energy departments, vendors, and industry groups
- Engineering oversight of spent fuel component fabrication activities at the vendors
- On-site station support activities - oversight of dry storage system installation projects and spent fuel canister loading campaigns
- Reviewing vendor technical design drawings, specifications, procedures, and licensing reviews, and evaluating fabrication nonconformances
- Preparing and reviewing station design documentation required to implement dry storage systems and ancillary equipment
- Performing fuel selection, and preparing and reviewing fuel certification documents for dry fuel storage campaigns
- Performing decay heat calculations for selected fuel loading patterns
- Preparing bid specifications and evaluating proposals for new dry fuel storage systems
- Maintaining the station’s 10CFR72.212 report and other licensing documents
- Updating the spent fuel inventory database
- Assisting with preparation and review of Department of Energy settlement claims for dry fuel storage costs
- Supporting NRC inspections of ISFSI campaigns
- Presentations to management, industry, and government groups
- Performing other duties as requested or assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following:
Associate Engineer: B.S. Degree in Engineering and 0-2 years of relevant engineering work experience
Engineer: B.S. Degree in Engineering and 2+ years of relevant engineering work experience
Senior Engineer: BS Degree in Engineering and 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
Staff Engineer: BS Degree in Engineering and 8+ years of experience:
The successful candidate will be offered the Associate Engineer, Engineer, Sr. Engineer or Staff Engineer position commensurate with their experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
- Experience with nuclear fuel dry storage systems and 10CFR72 regulations
- Experience in performing 10CFR50.59 and 10CFR72.48 reviews, licensing document reviews, and regulatory issue resolution
- Strong communication skills, teamwork, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent technical writing/review capabilities
- Project management experience - including the coordination of multi-discipline teams, budgeting, cost and capital expenditure planning and tracking; and proficiency with Excel spreadsheets. Working knowledge of SAP software is a plus
- Ability to read technical drawings, and knowledge of welding and concrete construction is a plus
- Knowledge of nuclear fuel designs, fuel handling processes and equipment, Origen/SCALE code, and ShuffleWorks is a plus
- Knowledge of national nuclear spent fuel policy is a plus
- Nuclear employees: Must have at least one year of Nuclear power experience.
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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 accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
- Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
- Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.
Education Requirements
Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree): Bachelor's Degree In Engineering
Preferred Discipline(s): Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or Civil Engineering
Masters a plus
Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.
Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description
Note: Dominion Energy minimum experience and education requirements may exceed stated ANSI standards and candidates must meet the Dominion Energy minimum requirements.
For Nuclear employees, this ANSI standard must be met, all of which is met or exceeded in the Engineer series job summaries with the exception of the Nuclear Power experience requirement of at least 1 year:
ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014, Section 4.6.1 Education requirements: Baccalaureate or associate degree in engineering or related science. Minimum experience for the position: Related experience which shall include 2 years; Nuclear power plant experience to include 1 year.
Working Conditions
Other Working Conditions
Test Description
No Testing
Export Control
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Other Information
We offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which may include: health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and much more. To learn more about our benefits, click here dombenefits.com.
Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.
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