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Entry Level Electrical Engineer

An engineer for the VIRGINIA Class Power Plant Electrical unit will work on efforts supporting VIRGINIA Class Reactor Plant Instrumentation and Control (I&C) equipment. This position offers experience in new construction support, fleet support, testing of designs, developing maintenance and procedure improvements, data analytics, and development of systems and operations knowledge.

An associate or intermediate engineer is responsible for a cognizant system(s) but also supported by a team including more experience engineers. This position provides to opportunity to develop strong system engineering skills and opportunities to improve those skills through challenging work assignments, mentoring, and in-house training programs. Specific responsibilities may include:

I&C systems engineering - develop a deep understanding of expected system operation
Support I&C system and equipment design changes (develop functional requirements and conceptual designs, review design changes, update design documentation, develop and improve operation and maintenance procedures, perform compatibility testing, and support installation and operation)
Resolution of operating fleet and shipyard technical issues
Support construction of VIRGINIA Class submarines
Make written technical recommendations in formal correspondence and perform technical reviews of recommendations
Develop procedural improvements to support VIRGINIA Class I&C equipment
Support efforts to reduce maintenance
Work on data analytics of fleet data
Support innovation initiatives that help to improve reactor I&C
Provide succinct summaries, both oral and written, of work and work issues
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REQUIRED SKILLS *
Associate:

BS degree in engineering or Bachelor's degree in a science related field from an accredited college or university required.
 

Intermediate:

BS degree in engineering or Bachelor's degree in a science related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years of relevant experience; or
MS degree in engineering or Master's degree in a science related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of one year of relevant experience; or
Currently or previously EOOW qualified in the Nuclear Operations Program; or
SRE Qualification
PREFERRED SKILLS
The preferred candidate will have previous experience with some of the following:

Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction
Problem solving on a multi-disciplinary team
Instrumentation troubleshooting
Project management
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Effective interpersonal and teaming skills
An action oriented can-do approach that demonstrates initiative and ownership
Strong attention to detail
Cumulative Minimum of 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA