Engineer, Sr Engineer, Staff Engineer - Mechanical VC Summer

Job Summary

The VC Summer Engineering department is seeking an Engineer, Sr Engineer, or Staff Engineer for a position in the Maintenance Support Engineering area. The desired candidate will have a background in mechanical or civil engineering. There is one position which will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidates education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: Primary area of focus will be mechanical component engineering in support of an operating nuclear power plant. Previous experience working with pumps, valves, piping systems, HVAC and fans, or other mechanical systems is desired. Specifically, background in air operated valves (AOV), motor operated valves (MOV), in-service testing (IST), and/or Appendix J Program implementation is preferred.  Specific duties include monitoring and trending of component health, generation of periodic reports and presentations to management team, and preparation of engineering technical evaluations, design changes, and calculations of mechanical components. Develop maintenance plans and evaluate abnormal conditions for assigned components. Provide engineering support of operational and maintenance activities during power operation and plant outages. Perform walkdowns, investigations, and develop corrective actions. InSupport Emergency Response Organization.

Performs and/or reviews engineering calculations, analysis, research and design. Provides cost analysis as needed and develops recommendation based on calculations (e.g. cost for equipment upgrade) for management review.  Increased complexity in application of engineering skills required. Under direction of supervisor or work leader, exercises independence in evaluating, selecting and applying standard or well-defined engineering techniques, procedures and criteria. Uses independent judgment in prioritizing and making moderately complex adaptations and modifications. Assignments have clear and specified objectives and require investigation of a limited number of variables. 

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; 

Knowledge and application of engineering theories and principles, concepts, and fundamentals; Requires developmental experience in a professional engineering position;   Competency in applying engineering principles, fundamental concepts, practices and procedures requiring some evaluation, originality and/or ingenuity to achieve project objectives;  Understands and can apply knowledge of configuration management;  Ability to perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. Matlab, Excel, etc.); Planning, organizational and project management skills;   Ability to develop and exercise leadership skills;   Effective decision making skills; Effective oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing);  Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems;  Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices; Equally effective working independently or in a team environment;  Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.

Nuclear employees: Must have at least one year of Nuclear power experience.

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 In Engineering

Preferred Discipline(s):

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