Associate Engineer or Engineer (Hybrid)

Job Summary

Dominion's Power Generation Engineering group seeks an Associate Engineering or Engineer with strong mechanical background and desire to learn and understand steam turbine and associated power station equipment, in addition to field support background.

This position will be located at Dominion's Thomas Farrel Building in Richmond Virginia.

The successful candidate needs to be able to work in a dynamic work environment with multiple groups to provide the support noted below in accordance with applicable codes and regulatory requirements for the Generation fleet and its auxiliaries.

The successful candidate will be trained to provide the following corporate support to Dominion’s Power Generation (non-nuclear) fleet:

• Steam Turbine Engineering Inspection and Assessments - Perform and/or coordinate assessments and inspections to recommend cost effective short-term repair and long term preventive maintenance strategies, design improvements, and major equipment component replacement short/long term corporate strategies, requiring good equipment and system troubleshooting aptitudes;
• Steam Turbine Root Cause Analysis – Lead or support root cause assessments to provide recommendations to correct/mitigate repetitive events, including cost effective maintenance and operational procedures to maintain unit capacity and efficiency;
• Planned and Forced Outage Support – Provide component troubleshooting, assessments, and repair recommendations for more complex maintenance and operational events; e.g., component damage/aging/wear, run versus repair decisions based on technical risk, troubleshooting operational issues, etc.  Work integrally with Stations, Outage Planning, Project Managers, and outside suppliers (OEM, vendors, etc.);
• Engineering General Support – Includes technical studies, field assessments with station personnel, work scopes and specification development, cost estimates, contract management input, construction support, vendor vetting, vendor repair shop QC surveillance, and coordination with maintenance or contractors for repair execution. Minor and very infrequent technical assistance is provided to Dominion’s Nuclear Group.
• Develop Multi-Year Short and Long-Term Maintenance Strategies – Perform annual reviews of steam turbine maintenance and operations for budget strategy and outage planning, including prioritizing repair funding on a fleet wide basis;
• Engineering and Condition Based Maintenance Assessments - Perform and assess steam turbine thermal and operational performance, vibration, rotor vibration, and rotor alignment reviews, using PI Process Book data, SAP and other tools;
• Corporate Steam Turbine Subject Matter Expert – Provide steam turbine engineering expertise for the station fleet, promoting best practices, including proactive review of applicable new technologies for the fleet.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

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

Associate Engineer

• 0-2+ years of engineering experience
• Basic understanding – mechanical understanding, maintenance, material sciences, non-destructive examination (NDE) processes, and basic turbine component design
• Requires developmental experience in a professional engineering position.
• Basic knowledge of engineering concepts, fundamentals and theory
• Effective decision-making skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing).
• Computer skills and application of software programs
• Analytical and abstract thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn to apply engineering theories and concepts to complex problems
• Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices
• Ability to develop effective planning, project and organization skills
• Ability to develop project management skills and to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to work within a team environment and independently

Engineer

• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Demonstrated skills – mechanical understanding, maintenance, material sciences, non-destructive examination (NDE) processes, and basic turbine component design
• 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.

Non-Technical Skills and Requirements:

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within engineering teams to achieve project objectives.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with cross‑functional technical teams and thriving in fast‑paced, complex, and rapidly evolving project and outage environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that support clear, effective, and positive interpersonal interactions.
• Proven leadership capabilities, including guiding teams, driving initiatives, and influencing outcomes.
• Technical proficiency with computer applications, tools, and software relevant to the specific engineering discipline.
• Strong research, analytical, and information‑gathering skills to support problem‑solving and technical decision-making.
• Ability to deliver presentations, manage multiple concurrent projects.

Preferred Qualifications:
Fundamental Engineering (FE) preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) preferred.

Education Requirements

Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):

Bachelor’s In Engineering

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

Working Conditions

Other Working Conditions

Work schedule may include nights, weekends, and holidays, especially in outage seasons.
Office environment (60%) and Power Station environment (40%)
Travel time – 40% (will be able to be home most of the time).  Approximately 15% will be overnight. travel (particularly during outage season in spring and fall)
May include work in high places from scaffolding;
May include work in tight, confined spaces;
May include work in dusty, dirty spaces

Test Description

No Testing