Senior Automation Engineer Jobs in Ridgeland, MS

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI 

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.

OB SUMMARY/PURPOSE 
Central Design Organization provides high-quality, cost-effective, on schedule design services for the Entergy Nuclear Fleet. Modification design control is maintained through effective configuration management of design output documents (e.g., specifications, calculations, drawings, test requirements, and procedures). 
  
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES 
• Prepare cost-effective modifications as assigned to improve plant performance and reliability. 
• Prepare engineering products consistent with defined standards, procedures, and regulatory guidelines to ensure the site’s design and licensing basis is maintained 
• Assist in the solutions to issues that impact safe, reliable operations and propose process changes that improve overall efficiency. 
• Provide technical support to operations, maintenance, engineering, and other fleet organizations. 
• Manage engineering work assignments to ensure the design service provided is meeting department and organizational needs. 
• Communicate to all levels of the organization, verbally and in writing, technical information, concepts, and ideas throughout the engineering product development. 
• Attend training and maintain the qualifications necessary to perform the required group functions. 
• Aware of changes and advancements in the industry, and has developed industry wide expertise.  Must understand how a utility interacts with outside regulatory agencies and utility groups.  Familiar with budgets, costs, and policies. 
•Ability to investigate problems that are not intuitive and develop solutions for non-routine problems.  Handles a project from start to finish. 
•Strong project management skills are present.  When given a leadership role, coordinates the activities of a functional team by creating project plans and schedules. 
•Persuasive and have strong negotiating skills. Presents out of the box options. 

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS 
• Nuclear Power Plant Experience (will consider industrial equivalent) 
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects from concept through deployment. 
• DCS/PLC I&C Experience 
  
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 
Minimum education required for the position 
B.S. Degree in Engineering or another closely related scientific discipline/physical science generally associated with industrial I&C experience or equivalent work experience. 
 
  
Minimum experience required for the position 

Years of experience in controls engineering or related positions. 
 

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position 

• Good to excellent communication, conflict management, and change management skills. 

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 

• Good to excellent ability to research, evaluate, and recommend technical solutions. 

• Familiarity with industrial networks and communication protocols. 

• Experience in electrical drawings and integrating Safety PLC control systems. 

 
Desired: 
• Functional Knowledge - Requires understanding and application of procedures and concepts within controls and automation discipline and basic knowledge of other disciplines. 
• Digital modification experience in commercial nuclear power (Hardware/software database point mapping, Requirement traceability, Software testing) 
• Aware of NISP-EN-04 Standard Digital Design Process 
•Familiarity with Distributed Control Systems, HMI, and PLC applications implemented within Nuclear industry   
•Familiarity with EMI/RFI evaluation and analysis  
•Familiarity with Cyber Security requirements and solutions in commercial nuclear power 
•Experience with preparing and/or reviewing power plant electrical and/or I&C drawings, calculations and equipment specifications. 
•Familiarity with instrument specifications, instrument data sheets, calibration sheets 
•Ability to read and interpret P&ID’s, schematics, ladder logic 
•Understanding of license basis considerations (UFSAR, Technical Specifications) and regulatory requirements (e.g., Reg. Guide 1.97) as they intersect with instrumentation 
• Perform 10CFR50.59 screenings and evaluations incorporating RIS 02-2022 Supplement 1 guidance 

Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson 
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124524
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

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. 
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

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.