Demo

Nuclear Systems Engineer

Entergy
Russellville, AR Full Time
POSTED ON 8/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/4/2026
Posting End Date

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI

  • 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 support related to electrical motors and Low/Medium voltage cables. Focuses on supporting day-to-day issues as well as

maintaining related programs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Provides technical information concerning electrical motor and cable program performance requirements and bases, compliance status, and related industry operating experience to support site Engineering, Operations and Maintenance personnel.
  • Focuses on identifying potential problems through condition-based monitoring of program equipment and PM optimization through feedback from Maintenance personnel and component PM reviews.
  • Develops, plans and coordinates special projects, corrective action plans, and improvement programs to address component problems or regulatory sensitive issues.
  • Supports Maintenance and Operations in component troubleshooting and provides component/discipline expertise for troubleshooting significant events or complex plant problems. Supports changes in assigned component configuration/design and associated design basis.
  • Supports changes in assigned component configuration/design and associated design basis. Serves on outage engineering support teams. Attends training and maintains qualifications necessary to perform required group functions.
  • Ensures fleet lessons are learned and good practices implemented.
  • Review of motor test data (250 hp – 9000 hp), management of large motor population and spares, and development of Critical Procurement plans for motors being repaired, refurbished, or rewound, and support factory acceptance testing of motors.
  • Management of electrical cable reliability program for low Voltage and Medium Voltage cables, review of electrical cable testing data, and support of factory acceptance testing for large cable purchases.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

  • B.S. Degree in Engineering
    • OR other closely related scientific discipline/physical science generally associated with power plant operations
    • OR equivalent work experience (equivalent experience defined as demonstrated success at the engineer/technical specialist.)
Minimum Experience Required Of The Position

  • 0 - 2 years experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent depending upon engineering/technical specialist 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.

Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required Of The Position

  • Desired: SRO license or certification on a PWR or BWR.
  • Desired: Professional Engineering license.

LI-CC1#

Primary Location: Arkansas- Russellville Arkansas : Russellville

Job Function: Engineering

FLSA Status: [[customString3]]

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: [[customString5]]

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 122466

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to navigate to 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.

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.

EEI Testing

One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session, we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test. The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and Pre-employment Testing: of questions. Also, keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website, http://www.eei.org/practicetests , numberLogon ID: entergy, password: practice test (2 words). Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable.

In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.

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.

Salary.com Estimation for Nuclear Systems Engineer in Russellville, AR
$82,877 to $98,504
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Nuclear Systems Engineer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Nuclear Systems Engineer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$98,386 - $121,966
Income Estimation: 
$111,859 - $131,446
Income Estimation: 
$110,457 - $133,106
Income Estimation: 
$105,809 - $128,724
Income Estimation: 
$122,763 - $145,698
Income Estimation: 
$84,546 - $99,351
Income Estimation: 
$104,692 - $122,242
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Entergy

  • Entergy Port Gibson, MS
  • Job Title: Engineer I- Senior (Nuc) Work Place Flexibility: Onsite Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI This position can be filled as an Engineer I ... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Entergy Jackson, MS
  • Work Place Flexibility: Onsite Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to empl... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Entergy Jackson, MS
  • Job Title: Nuclear Analysis Engineer I-Sr (Nuc) PS Job Title: Nuclear Analysis Engineer I-Sr (Nuc) Work Place Flexibility: Onsite Legal Entity: Entergy Ser... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Entergy Jackson, MS
  • Job Title: Nuclear Design Engineer I - Sr (Nuc) PS Job Title: Nuclear Design Engineer I-Sr (Nuc) Work Place Flexibility: Onsite Legal Entity: Entergy Servi... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Nuclear Systems Engineer jobs in the Russellville, AR area that may be a better fit.

  • U.S. Navy Ash Flat, AR
  • Job Title :Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component :Officer Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propul... more
  • 24 Days Ago

  • U.S. Navy Atkins, AR
  • Job Title :Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component :Officer Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propul... more
  • 24 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!