What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Engineer III / Senior Engineer - Reactor Engineer - Harris Nuclear Plant position at Duke Energy Corporation?
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Summary
This position is specific to the Harris Nuclear Plant (HNP), located in New Hill, North Carolina. Reactor engineers work within the Operations Support Engineering - Mechanical (OSE-M) team. The overall team is responsible for the strategic direction of high safety significant mechanical systems as well as equipment that monitors and protects the reactor core. The team also supports troubleshooting efforts and routine maintenance / testing. Reactor Engineers are a subset of the team, primarily focused on : Reactor core monitoring and surveillance testing, fuel movement and refueling planning, reactor core manipulations, reactivity manipulations and reactor engineering trending.
HNP is a single unit, Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactor with a rated thermal power of 2948 MWth.
This position requires high individual motivation to solve complex analytical problems and plant issues. This position could include responsibility for other OSE-M (non-reactor) engineering functions. Due to the diversity of assignments within the OSE-M team, a continuous learning aptitude is required. This position also requires performance within a team-oriented environment that is very customer focused.
Responsibilities
- Provides engineering / technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity.
- Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities; deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team.
- Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity.
- Conducts engineering related studies.
- Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces.
- Displays increasing competency to troubleshoot, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems.
- Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures, proficient in technical and analytical competencies.
- Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.
- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills. Maintains accurate records and files.
- Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally.
- Performs a variety of tasks as a Qualified Reactor Engineer such as estimating control rod position and boron concentration for a plant reactivity changes, developing fuel assembly move sequences, calculating shutdown margin and Estimated Critical Conditions (ECC), and performing reactor startup activities, Zero Power Physics Testing (ZPPT), and Power Escalation testing.
- Supports extended shift hours during refueling or maintenance outages.
- Accommodates emergent work and effectively multi-tasks while keeping supervisor informed.
- Develops and maintains effective working relationships with other groups within Site Engineering, Corporate Engineering (fuels, safety analysis, core design, etc.), Operations, and Maintenance.
- Participates in technical training activities such as formal engineering mentoring and group specific training classes.
- Safely performs field work in an industrial facility, which could include climbing ladders and lifting objects >
25 lbs.
Basic / Required Qualifications
Rx Nuc Engineer III
Sr Rx Nuc Engineer
Desired Qualifications
Specific Requirements
Working Conditions
Travel Requirements
5-15%
Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
Represented / Union Position
Visa Sponsored Position
Posting Expiration Date
Monday, January 27, 2025
All job postings expire at 12 : 01 AM on the posting expiration date.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic / required qualifications.
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