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Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI 

* This position may be filled as a Simulator Specialist II, III, or Senior level based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. *

Job Summary/Purpose:

Modify, Maintain, Test, and Operationally Support the Control Room Training Simulator.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all simulator hardware systems.
• Analyze and modify simulator hardware systems to 1) improve performance or reliability; 2) resolve differences between the reference power plant and the simulator, and 3) correct hardware failures.
• Assist in the simulator software development process.
• Evaluate, design, and implement the reference power plant engineering changes to the simulator software and hardware systems.
• Create/implement new designs, perform physical repairs, resolve obsolescence issues, and coordinate all materials procurement associated with simulator system computers; 2) data networks; 3) digital acquisition systems; 4) analog control board instrumentation.
• Create new or revise existing design/maintenance documentation associated with the simulator hardware systems.
• Develop and execute test plans to ensure simulator performance adheres to industry standards and federal guidelines.
• Coordinate commercial contracts for external engineering and other services.
• Coordinate all aspects of configuration controls including software source code, databases, Git, and hardware systems.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain simulator network systems, such as servers, switches, and other networking devices.
• Participating in the analysis and interpretation of simulation results.
• Providing technical expertise and support to end-users of the simulation software

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum education required for the position:

• B.S. Degree in Information Technology, Engineering or related technical degree, or prior on-the-job experience as an Operator, Instrument & Controls Technician or IT Technician, or equivalent work experience.
• Desired: B.S. or Higher Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.

Minimum experience required for the position:

• Simulator Specialist, II: 2+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level
• Simulator Specialist, III: 4+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level
• Simulator Specialist, Sr: 6+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending on the engineering level

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position

• Broad and comprehensive understanding of integrated plant operations, or the capability to acquire this knowledge rapidly. 
• Detail-oriented; excellent organizational, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively with instructors and operations management with a minimum of direct supervision. 
• Familiarity with software development processes and methodologies. 
• Ability to analyze complex problems and propose innovative solutions.
• Desired: 
  • Experience with maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing analog or digital electronics.
  • Experience with advanced networking concepts, such as DHCP servers, Active Directory, subnet management.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio and Git.
  • Familiarity with software modeling logic and dynamic systems, particularly with the FORTRAN and C++ programming languages. 
  • Experience with OpenVMS (7.1).

Primary Location: Louisiana-Killona Louisiana : Killona 
Job Function: Nuclear
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 120852
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.