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Engineer, I - Sr Lead (Nuc)

Entergy
Russellville, AR Full Time
POSTED ON 9/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026
Job Title: Engineer, I - Sr Lead (Nuc)

PS Job Title: Engineer Sr (Nuc)

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI

This posting is to fill four, full-time, multi-discipline positions as Engineer I, II, III, Sr. or Sr. Lead based on qualifications.

Job Summary/Purpose

These four positions function on a multi-discipline project engineering team developing engineering solutions to facilitate capital improvements to commercial nuclear power plants.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for these positions include:

  • Complete assigned qualifications to support generation of work products.
  • Meet with stakeholders to identify the problem in need of solution.
  • Develop and present potential solutions to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Develop efficient modification packages to facilitate implementation of selected solutions in accordance with defined standards and procedures. Typical activities include:
    • Develop scoping reports.
    • Identify risk and develop mitigation plans.
    • Research to identify impacted controlled documents (such as calculations, reports, drawings, vendor manual, procedures, licensing documents) and create or revise documents as necessary to implement the change.
    • Perform in-discipline evaluations and analyses.
    • Interface with vendors, stakeholders, and leadership.
    • Interface with enterprise software suites (such as Maximo, CMISDP, eB Reflib).
    • Organize and present products to stakeholders and leadership.
    • Develop modification test plans.
    • Support modification installation, which typically involves extended work hours during outages.
    • Develop and manage engineering budgets and schedules.
    • Develop and administer engineering contracts.
  • Identify and execute the appropriate process for assigned activities.
  • Provide technical support to facilitate the safe, reliable operation of nuclear power.
  • Provide engineering field support in industrial and radiologically controlled environments, which may require wearing personal protective equipment, navigating congested or restricted workspaces, climbing stairs and ladders, accessing elevated platforms, and working in areas that are difficult to reach. Team members must be able to perform walkdowns and inspections in hot, cold, noisy, or low‑visibility conditions while maintaining strict adherence to safety, radiological, and procedural requirements.
  • Serves on outage engineering support teams, an emergent issue response team, and the emergency response organization.
  • Travel up to ~25%
Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, or comparable engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program providing the foundational education to facilitate completion of assigned activities. Minimum experience required of the position

  • Engineer I: 0 – 2 years’ experience in nuclear power design or equivalent experience
  • Engineer II: 2 – 3 years’ experience in nuclear power design or equivalent experience (1 year with master’s degree)
  • Engineer III: 4 – 5 years’ experience in nuclear power design or equivalent experience (3 years with PE/master’s degree)
  • Sr. Engineer: 8 years, based on overall experience and prior role evaluations.(5 years with PE/master’s degree)
  • Sr. Lead Engineer: Discretionary level awarded based on demonstrated leadership, proficiency, and expertise.

Desired: Project engineering experience developing modification packages; analytical capability within discipline. Primary focus for problem solving. AI familiarity both building and using AI tools.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position

  • Proficient problem solving.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  • Proficiency in PC applications, engineering tools, and analytical systems appropriate to the engineering level.

Primary Location: Arkansas-Russellville Arkansas : Russellville

Job Function: Engineering

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: Level II

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 124226

PS Job Title: Engineer Sr (Nuc)

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO 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.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

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.

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