DCPP (Nuc) Reactor Engineer, Senior

Requisition ID # 168748 

Job Category: Engineering / Science; Nuclear Generation 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Generation

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Avila Beach

Department Overview

Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) safely and reliably produces electricity that is environmentally responsible and cost effective for our customers and shareholders.  DCPP's mission is to be the leading nuclear power plant in the country and to: Inspire and positively influence the industry through our safe, reliable, and excellent operational performance. Embrace new ideas to continuously improve our plant and our work environment. Proactively learn from ourselves and others. Enrich our communities and the environment, increasing the public's trust and confidence in nuclear power.

Position Summary

This position is on-site.

This category is for the engineer that has acquired extensive knowledge of concepts, principles and practices, and works independently with only general direction. This senior reactor engineer provides technical direction to engineers and completes assignments that require integration with other departments and are of broad scope and complexity.  Besides core monitoring and typical reactor engineering duties, this engineer performs tasks required for the reload core design and review process, including review of core design products and deliverables produced by the fuel vendor.

May be required to fill a rotation in the DCPP Emergency Response Organization (ERO) as necessary.

Will be required to support refueling outages, including 12 hour shifts and rotation to night shift, when needed.

To obtain and maintain employment and unescorted access at DCPP, you must be able to pass a drug and alcohol screen, a security background check, psychological screen, computer-based training, and be subject to random drug and alcohol screening.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

A reasonable salary range is:​

California Minimum: $​153,828

California Maximum: $​197,628

Qualifications

Minimum

• A four-year Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the United States or the equivalent as defined in ANSI/ANS-3.1-1993,

• Mastery of the Associate and Journey level Engineer job duties and demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform the basic duties of the Senior Engineer. Meets specific technical requirements gained through a minimum of eight years of cumulative experience in engineering and related

Desired

• Experience and familiarity with a vendor (preferably Westinghouse) core design computer code suite.
• Experience and familiarity with Westinghouse reload design process.
• MA/MS Nuclear Engineering or Physics

• Current and active California PE license
• Other qualifications as applicable to position

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete the review and analyses required for each reload design product.
• Support reactor core loading pattern development that meets energy requirements as developed by the station.
• Resolve any inconsistencies that may arise during the course of reload design review.
• Monitoring reactor core operation and perform applicable surveillances and tests.
• Develop reactivity plans for power maneuvers.
• Support & conduct start-up physics testing.
• Perform new fuel receipt inspections and track special nuclear materials.
• Analyze and plan fuel movements to support refueling and dry fuel storage.
• Prepare, develop and review surveillance test procedures.
• Identify, investigate, and correct problems within the Corrective Action Program.
• Interface with and coordinate activities performed by outside engineering and consulting service companies.
• Working independently as well as in a team environment.
• May perform functions of Associate and Journey level Engineers.
• Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles and practices in a specific discipline, field or area of expertise to resolve complex problems.
• Works independently with only general direction.
• Provides technical direction to entry and journey employees.
• Completes assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards.
• Completes assignments that require integration of information from a variety of sources.
• Leads large, complex (multi-discipline, multi-group) technical projects for DCPP.
• Perform as on-the-job (OJT)/task-performance-evaluation (TPE) evaluator as assigned.
• Provide support for other departments in technical and engineering areas.
• Acts as a mentor for journey or associate engineers.