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Engineer - Advanced Reactors Team

Dominion Energy
Glen Allen, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Aug 2025

About the role

 

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today.

 

 

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity. 

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

Job Summary

We are currently seeking an Engineer to support engineering activities associated with the development and management of “new nuclear” projects specific to the potential build out of SMRs and Advanced Reactors to support the Dominion zero carbon goal by 2050.

 

The selected individual will participate in the review of technical information, completed analysis, evaluations, and other related material in the review and screening of various technologies and sites and provide recommendations to management. The selected candidate will obtain all engineering data available on evaluated technologies and determine if best fit scenarios exist, coupling the technology with existing various site characteristics at different potential sites. The selected individual will lead all engineering activities required from Dominion associated with evolving the design of a selected technology or technologies and participate in design centered working groups where a consortium from a specific technology may exist. The successful candidate will engage and coordinate engineering efforts with licensing and environmental members to ensure design maturity is in step with licensing and environmental efforts and progress and will support license application submittal to the NRC through the review and approval process. Perform other duties as requested or assigned by the Director.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following: 

 

2+ years of relevant engineering experience; Knowledge and application of engineering theories and principles, concepts, and fundamentals; Requires developmental experience in a professional engineering position;   Competency in applying engineering principles, fundamental concepts, practices and procedures requiring some evaluation, originality and/or ingenuity to achieve project objectives;  Understands and can apply knowledge of configuration management;  Ability to perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. Matlab, Excel, etc.); Planning, organizational and project management skills;   Ability to develop and exercise leadership skills;   Effective decision making skills; Effective oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing);  Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems;  Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices; Equally effective working independently or in a team environment;  Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.

 

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA:  For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:  

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or   

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or   

Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or   

Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Education Requirements

Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):  Bachelor of Science - Engineering

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Working Conditions

Cold Up to 25%Confined spaces Up to 25%Dust / Grease / Oil Up to

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