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Engineer - Plant Hatch

Southern Nuclear·See posting for location·Posted today
Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Engineer position at Plant Hatch (Southern Nuclear Company), a two-unit pressurized water reactor facility near Baxley, GA. Role supports nuclear facility operations with assignments varying by background: system engineer, program engineer, component engineer, design engineer, or reactor engineer. Responsibilities include system reliability, technical support for operations and maintenance, long-term performance planning, regulatory compliance (NRC Maintenance Rule, in-service inspection), design implementation, and emergency response duties.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure reliability of assigned plant systems and solve system/component problems
  • Provide direct technical support for operation and maintenance activities
  • Plan long-term performance improvements for assigned systems
  • Direct implementation of assigned programs (fire protection, Equipment Qualification, in-service inspection, NRC Maintenance Rule compliance, component programs)
  • Prepare and coordinate designs, calculations, drawings, cost estimates, and schedules for plant modifications and retrofits
  • Conduct field walk-downs for constructability and construction coordination
  • Perform fuel inspections and specify fuel movement determinations (reactor engineers)
  • Conduct physics testing and support operations in control rod movements (reactor engineers)
  • Lead spent fuel audits and perform reactor engineering calculations (reactor engineers)
  • Manage special projects as assigned
  • Participate in refueling outage assignments
  • Fulfill on-call duty engineer and emergency plan response requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school or Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Ability to solve problems and make sound engineering decisions based on experience and industry practices
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Proven organizational skills with ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to work efficiently across organizations
  • Must live within 90 miles of the SNC Emergency Operations Facility

Desired

  • Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree

Location

On-site at Plant Hatch, Baxley, GA; must reside within 90 miles of the SNC Emergency Operations Facility for emergency response availability; includes on-call duty and emergency plan response requirements.

Job details

FieldEngineering
LocationSee posting for location
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJun 2026

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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