Electrical Reliability Engineer

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today .

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

Job Summary

This position will be filled at the Engineer, Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, Engineering Technical Specialist II, or Engineering Technical Specialist III level, commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and education.

Dominion Energy is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Operations and Maintenance Team. This role is critical in driving proactive reliability solutions, implementing data-driven methodologies, and supporting long-term asset reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Reliability Analysis: Perform reliability modeling and analysis (e.g., Weibull analysis, failure mode effect analysis (FMEA), and criticality evaluation) to assess and improve system performance.
• Preventative and Predictive Maintenance: Develop and optimize maintenance strategies, including condition-based and predictive maintenance programs, to maximize equipment uptime.
• Performance Monitoring and Analysis: Monitor and report on key operational and reliability metrics such as Availability, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure), and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Project Management: Lead initiation, planning, and execution of major overhauls or improvement initiatives.
• Design Reviews: Participate in the design and engineering of new systems to ensure reliability principles are incorporated into the development process.
• Failure Analysis: Perform in-depth root cause analysis on failures and lead cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Spare Parts Analysis: Perform critical spare parts assessment to determine optimal inventory levels.
• Proactive Rist Mitigation: Conduct risk assessments and failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) to identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive identification and execution of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshooting: Support troubleshooting efforts by diagnosing on-site equipment issues, analyzing historical operational data, and documenting failure modes.
• Training and Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional teams on reliability principles and best practices.
  
  

Required to climb to heights up to 250 feet or greater and work in confined spaces.

Must meet body weight restrictions of 265 lbs. or less as required by the safety regulations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and education 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

Engineering Technical Specialist II: 2 years of relevant experience and demonstrated competencies in applicable discipline

Engineering Technical Specialist III: 5 years of relevant experience and demonstrated competencies in applicable discipline

• Knowledge and application of engineering theories and principles, concepts, and fundamentals.
• 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., Power BI, Tableau, Matlab, Excel, etc.).
• Experience with CMMS (e.g., SAP, Maximo, etc.).
• Equally effective working independently or in a team environment.
• Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Effective oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing).
• Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
  
  

An Engineering PhD can be substituted for up to 5 years' experience based on research engineering work on directly related projects approved by executive leadership.

Education Requirements

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

Required discipline(s): Engineering

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
  
  

Engineering Technical Specialist Education: Preferred Bachelor’s Degree

• Possess a 4-year Engineering Technology degree or 4-year degree in Engineering (not ABET-accredited), or
• Possess a 4-year degree in Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Engineering, or other technical related discipline, or
• Possess a 4-year non-technical degree and a post-graduate degree in Engineering Technology or Engineering (not ABET-accredited), or
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the preferred degree.
  
  

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Preferred: Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), Vibration Analysis ISO Category I, GWO BST (Global Wind Organization Basic Safety Training)

Working Conditions

Cold Up to 25%

Energized Wires Up to 25%

Heat Up to 25%

Loud Noise Up to 25%

Office Work Environment 76 -100%

Outdoors Up to 25%

Travel Up to 25%

Other Working Conditions

Test Description

No Testing

Export Control

Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.

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.

You can experience the excitement of our company – it's the difference between taking a job and starting a career.