Engineer, Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer - Corporate Materials & Inspections

Job Summary

The Innsbrook Nuclear Engineering & Fuel team is actively looking to hire an Engineer to join its Corporate Materials & Inspections group.  This single opening will be filled at the Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Staff Engineer level commensurate with the successful candidate's education, work experience, knowledge, skills, and attributes.

The Engineer will be actively engaged in ownership of the Underground Pipe & Tank Inspection (UPTI) program.  This role will identify and prioritize needed inspection and repair scope of critical piping to ensure in-scope piping are maintained with reasonable assurance of their continued structural and leakage integrity.  Collaborating effectively with on-site staff in the preparation, execution, and analysis of planned work is critical to the success of this role.  The hired individual will join the Materials & Inspections team and be the primary lead, providing support to all sites in the nuclear fleet.

The Materials and Inspections group is part of the Fleet Programs and Components (FP&C) organization in the Nuclear Engineering Fleet Design Engineering and Programs department. The team has responsibility for the nuclear fleet (North Anna Power Station, Surry Power Station, Millstone Power Station, and VC Summer Power Station) for governance, oversight, support, and performance scope for the following technical programs Flow Accelerated Corrosion, Steam Generators, Reactor Vessel Internals, Reactor Vessel Integrity, Thermal Fatigue, Alloy 600, Boric Acid Corrosion Control, Welding, ASME Section XI, Repair/ Replacement, Materials Laboratory, and Underground Piping and Tank Integrity.

This is a fleet support role, provided from the corporate office situated at Dominion's Innsbrook Technical Center in the west end of Richmond, VA. The individual in this role will work alongside the Materials and Inspections team and will be responsible for performing other duties as requested or assigned.

The company is actively seeking United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following: 

• Engineer - 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Senior Engineer - 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Staff Engineer - 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.

A Master's Degree can count towards one year of experience. Professional Engineering registration is desired.  Candidates must be self-directed, multi-task oriented, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and demonstrate excellent analytical, creative problem solving, customer focus and leadership skills. Proficiency with general office (e.g., MS Office) and engineering application personal computer software is required. 

Note: A partial year of related work experience of 6 months or greater will be considered one year towards the qualifications.

Full knowledge of engineering theories and principles. Skilled in use of advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related sciences and disciplines. Strong leadership skills with proven ability to serve as team project lead. Provide guidance to less experienced engineers and technical staff. Strong oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing). Strong personal computer skills. Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems. Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices. In depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. Matlab, Excel, etc.). Effective working independently or in team environment. Proven decision-making skills. Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks. Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.

Education Requirements

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.

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

A preferred candidate will have obtained certifications from the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP).

Working Conditions

Other Working Conditions

Test Description

No Testing