Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI 

At Entergy, we power life today and for future generations. With approximately 5,000 megawatts of nuclear capacity, Entergy has a proud history of producing nuclear clean air electricity.

Our nuclear safety culture is strong, and our performance record has proven us to be a clean, reliable, and affordable provider of electricity for our household customers in our utility areas of the southern U.S. and to our commercial customers in other parts of the country.

Entergy Nuclear is a business unit of Entergy Corporation that employs approximately 4,000 highly skilled and dedicated professionals. As a community partner, we are invested in the economic success of the towns, schools, and families we support in five states.

We invite you to learn more about Entergy Nuclear and the nuclear clean air energy that we supply for our nation. Entergy Nuclear Fact Sheet

*This position may be filled as an Engineer I, II, III, or Sr based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. *

Job Summary/Purpose:

Provides technical leadership for reactor core performance and monitoring, advocates nuclear fuel reliability, maintains, and revises fuel and special nuclear material management accountability and configuration, and provides technical assistance to Operations that establish conservative reactivity management and conservative decision making.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manages core performance monitoring and trending, fuel management and configuration control, and the Special Nuclear Material and Accountability program.
• Evaluates core component lifetime and provides replacement instructions.
• Supports training of Operations and Engineering on fuel and core related topics. Serves as the site fuel reliability monitor and champions the fuel reliability program.
• Supports Operations for maneuvers/core analysis/operating limits considerations. Supports Operations in Reactivity Control and Management.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for the reactor core and associated areas. Manages reactor core-related surveillances and startup testing. Monitors maintenance and revision to Reactor Engineering procedures.
• Supports dry fuel storage-related activities and irradiated core component disposal. Implements fuel storage and handling requirements. Supports core reload design analysis and batch reload implementation.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum education required for the position:

• B.S. Degree in Nuclear Engineering or another closely related scientific discipline / physical science generally associated with power plant operations, or equivalent work experience (equivalent experience is defined as demonstrated success at the Engineer/Technical Specialist Level).

Minimum experience required for the position:

• Engineer I: 0+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level.
• Engineer II: 2+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level.
• Engineer III: 4+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level.
• Engineer Sr: 6+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position:

• Good to excellent communication skills.
• Experience/proficiency in PC use and applications, depending upon engineering level.

ANSI Required: Yes

"ANSI/ANS-3. 1-1978 - 4.4.1 - 4.4 Professional-Technical

The on-site professional-technical groups shall include individuals (group leaders) with the following qualifications in the indicated disciplines. A single individual may be qualified and perform in more than one discipline. A suitable organizational depth shall exist to provide for an absence of the principal.

Reactor Engineering:

At the time of initial core loading or appointment to the position, whichever is later, the responsible person shall have a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or the Physical Sciences and four years of experience or a graduate degree and three years of experience. Two of these years shall be nuclear power plant experience. The experience shall be in such areas as reactor physics, core measurements, core heat transfer, and core physics testing programs. Successful completion of a reactor engineering training program (such as the 12-week concentrated programs offered by NSS Vendors) may be equivalent to one year’s nuclear power plant experience."

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position:

ANSI/ANS Qualifications - For Senior Reactor Engineer Only. Candidates must meet or exceed ANSI/ANS 3.1-1978. ANSI Section 4.4.1 - Reactor Engineering. Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or the Physical Sciences. 4 years of experience in such areas as reactor physics, core measurements, core heat transfer, and core physical testing programs, of which 2 years must be at a nuclear power plant. Or, graduate degree and 3 years of experience as referenced above. Successful completion of a reactor engineering training program (e.g. the 12-week concentrated program offered by NSSS vendors) may be equivalent to one year's nuclear power plant experience. Desired: SRO license or certification on a PWR or BWR; Professional Engineering license.

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Primary Location: Louisiana-St. Francisville Louisiana : St. Francisville 
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 114735
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

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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.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.  41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

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.