
Engineer - Electrical/IMS (All Levels)
South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company
Wadsworth, TX · HybridJobSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Strategic Diesel (System) Engineer provides technical support for assigned systems and programs at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. The role supports operation, maintenance, testing, and modification; reviews system performance; and recommends changes to improve reliability and plant performance. It works across engineering, operations, maintenance, work control, and chemistry, and offers a hybrid schedule between the site and an alternate work location, subject to business needs.
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Full job description
The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station is one of the newest and largest nuclear power facilities in the nation. STP's two units produce 2,700 megawatts of carbon-free electricity - providing clean energy to two million Texas homes. Through our uncompromising commitment to nuclear safety and continuous focus on improving plant operations, STP has emerged as an industry leader. Our 1,200 employees maintain an ongoing commitment to the safe and reliable operation of the facility. The company's culture and core values focus on safety, integrity, teamwork and excellence.
SUMMARY
The Strategic Diesel (System) Engineer provides expert-level technical support for the operation, maintenance, testing, and modification of assigned systems and programs. Reviews performance of assigned systems, components, and programs and recommends changes regarding operation, maintenance, or testing. Monitors and audits overall compliance programs, performs system and component trending, performs system walk-downs, performs corrective action management, monitors and maintains the preventive maintenance program for assigned systems or programs, and makes recommendations and implements changes as needed to the items described above. The System Engineer provides support as the technical conscience and reliability “Champion” for the station on their assigned system or program to ensure that equipment remains reliable and always ready to support nuclear safety and plant generation. The System Engineer position resides within the Strategic Engineering Department and interacts extensively with the other Engineering Departments, Operations, Maintenance, Work Control, and Chemistry.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. (Required)
EXPERIENCE
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Engineering levels will be commensurate with the candidate’s educational background, relevant technical experience (including engineering, maintenance, and operations), nuclear power experience, and overall qualifications.
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Emphasis in Power System Design. (Preferred)
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS
- Texas Professional Engineer License. (Preferred)
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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Technical support for the operation, maintenance, testing, and modification of assigned systems or programs.
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Reviews performance of assigned systems and components and recommends changes regarding operation, maintenance, or testing.
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Performs equipment cause evaluations of plant failures and identifies corrective actions as necessary to ensure strong equipment reliability
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Provide input to the at-power and outage schedules, including prioritization, logic work grouping, etc. for work being scheduled.
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Systematically adjust preventive and predictive maintenance activities based on feedback from a variety of sources, including maintenance craft personnel, corrective, predictive and PM results (including PM as found condition codes), test results, vendor information, EPRI templates operating experience, equipment history and system walk downs.
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Champion major maintenance and modifications that impact Plant Reliability or Generation and ensure these items are taken through the funding process.
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Acts as "CHAMPION" for plant systems. Advocates system or program health with an emphasis on improving overall plant performance and reliability
SPECIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION POSTED
- Ability to read and interpret Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and NEI documents to implement required programs.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
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Accept ERO position as needed and be able to meet the time response requirements.
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Accept outage position as needed.
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Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access.
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Successfully complete General Employee Training (GET) as required for position.
Environmental & Physical Requirements
- Environmental and physical requirements are subject to crouching, stooping, bending, twisting and/or lifting up to 30 lbs; ascending/descending stairs; sitting for extended periods of time; and spending considerable time in front of computer monitors.
WORKING CONDITIONS
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Overtime and alternate work schedules as needed.
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Subject to callouts twenty-four hours per day seven days per week.
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Travel may be required.
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May be required to carry a phone.
WORK LOCATION
- Hybrid/Remote – Due to the nature of the work, this position provides the ability for a hybrid work schedule between Site and an alternate work location. Alternate work locations require adequate technology and that a solid ergonomic setup is present. Note: Work schedules are contingent on business need.
Posting Closes - November 25, 2026
STP is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in all matters relating to employment throughout the organization. STP will make every good faith effort to meet or exceed its affirmative action goals and commitments.
We thank all individuals for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
NOTE: In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date.
How this job compares
Set against the 161 open System Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$114–179K/yr104 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open System Engineer jobs in Texas and 161 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- System Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (134 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 115 of the 161 open System Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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