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Electrical & Controls Engineer - Vogtle 1&2

Southern Nuclear·See posting for location·Posted July 2026
Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Electrical or Controls Engineer supporting systems reliability and engineering design at Vogtle 1&2 (two Westinghouse PWRs). You will ensure long-term plant system performance through monitoring, analysis, maintenance strategies, and design modifications; perform root cause analyses; and lead improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure long-term system health through monitoring, analysis, and maintenance strategies
  • Perform root cause and causal analysis for equipment or system failures
  • Develop and implement corrective actions and improvements to prevent recurrence
  • Develop and implement design changes and plant modifications
  • Prepare engineering calculations, specifications, and design change packages
  • Interpret and develop engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
  • Support design reviews and configuration control
  • Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards in all designs
  • Lead or support system ownership and performance trending
  • Participate in equipment upgrades, modernization, and troubleshooting
  • Support refueling outage assignments and special plant projects
  • Collaborate across teams for implementation of improvements

Qualifications

  • B.S. or higher degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program OR Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Background in Electrical or Controls Engineering with working knowledge of applicable discipline codes and standards
  • Ability to learn systems to the component level
  • Ability to support or lead design modifications, including equipment upgrades and system improvements
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound engineering decisions
  • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate issues, design concepts, and proposed solutions
  • Must meet background screening and NRC Fitness for Duty requirements

Desired

  • 2 or more years of engineering experience (nuclear or energy-related experience is helpful)
  • Experience in digital and/or analog controls (e.g., integrated plant computer systems, circuit boards, transmitters, analog or digital controllers)
  • Experience or familiarity with engineering design processes
  • Behavioral attributes: accepts ownership, develops reliability strategies, works well in teams, resolves conflicts effectively, values diversity

Location

Onsite at Vogtle 1&2 near Waynesboro, GA; periodic on-call duty (~5 weeks/year); infrequent overnight travel

Job details

FieldEngineering
LocationSee posting for location
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJul 2026

Skills & Tools

Electrical EngineeringControls EngineeringNRC Fitness FOR DutyPWRDesign ModificationsRoot Cause Analysis

About the company

Southern Nuclear

Operator of Southern Company's nuclear fleet, including Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 — the first newly constructed reactors in the U.S. in over three decades — plus Hatch and Farley.

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