Duke Energy Corporation

Civil/Structural Design Engineer III or Senior Engineer - Harris Nuclear Plant

Duke Energy Corporation • $90K — $120K *
Harris, NC 28074In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
3 days ago
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or a Master's degree in engineering in lieu of a Bachelor's.
  • 4-6 years of engineering experience for Nuclear Engineer III; 6 years for Sr Nuclear Engineer or 5 years with Professional Engineer registration.
  • Proficient in engineering theories, principles, and project management.
  • Working knowledge of pipe stress and structural analysis software, as well as relevant engineering codes.
  • Experience in the utility industry, preferably with nuclear design processes.

Responsibilities

  • Develop scope and technical basis for engineering design changes, including structural and seismic evaluations.
  • Research and evaluate engineering design issues, presenting recommended solutions.
  • Provide support during the engineering design change process, including work order reviews and field installations.
  • Revise or develop design specifications to guide engineering designs.
  • Create complex engineering calculations for impacted design changes.
  • Develop safety screens to assess engineering design changes.
  • Revise site documents and drawings affected by engineering changes.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance provided if applicable.
  • No union representation for this position.
  • Opportunity for additional hours as needed, with occasional travel.
Full Job Description
Important Application Submission Information
In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Monday, July 27, 2026

Summary

The Duke Energy Nuclear Fleet Corporate Design Engineering (CDE) department is the Design Authority for each of Duke Energy's six nuclear sites. CDE is responsible for the execution of a fleet portfolio that includes design solutions supporting risk reduction, equipment obsolescence, and plant modernization.

The Harris Nuclear Plant Corporate Design Civil Engineering team manages the capital engineering change (EC) portfolio at the Harris/Robinson nuclear sites. The team collaborates with other CDE staff to ensure that high quality design solutions are delivered to meet site needs and milestone requirements.

Responsibilities
  • Develop the scope, technical basis, installation and testing requirements for engineering design changes, which include but are not limited to, pipe hanger design, structural analysis, pipe stress analysis, soil and steel/concrete structure evaluations/field support, seismic equipment qualification, and weld design.
  • Research engineering and design issues, evaluate alternatives, determines and presents recommendations to resolve issues.
  • Provide ongoing support for assigned engineering design changes through work order reviews, corrective action program assignments, and field installation support activities.
  • Develop or revise design specifications or technical requirements documents to support engineering design changes.
  • Develop or revise complex engineering calculations impacted by engineering design changes.
  • Develop safety screens and evaluations that support engineering design changes.
  • Revise site design basis documents, design drawings, and regulatory documents impacted by engineering design changes.


Basic/Required Qualifications

Nuclear Engineer III
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
  • A Master 's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
  • 4-6 years of engineering experience.

Sr Nuclear Engineer
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
  • A Master's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited school will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree.
  • Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program. or a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering will be considered
  • Proficient in engineering theories and principles.
  • Proficient in principles of project management.
  • Experience in the utility industry.
  • State registration as a Professional Engineer.
  • Working level knowledge of pipe stress, structural analysis software (GTSTRUDL or equivalent), pipe hanger design, seismic equipment qualification, weld design, proficiency with AISC, ACI, and AWS codes
  • Soils and concrete experience (design evaluations/field issues)
  • Experience with nuclear industry standard design process.


Special Requirements
  • In lieu of 1 year of nuclear experience, a selected candidate is subject to the oversight and written approval authority of a designated qualified individual until the selected candidate becomes fully qualified.
  • Able to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access/Security clearance.
  • This position may be required to have Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to the site and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty.
  • Required to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, fall protection, etc.) as needed.
  • Additional hours expected as workload/business need requires.
  • Occasional overnight travel.


Working Conditions
  • Typically, an office environment with some work in the plant to conduct system walkdowns and field support of modification implementation.


Travel Requirements
5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
Yes

Represented/Union Position
No

Visa Sponsored Position
No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

About Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy is one of the largest energy holding companies in the United States. Its Electric Utilities and Infrastructure business unit serves approximately 7.5 million customers located in six states in the Southeast and Midwest.

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Learn more about Duke Energy Corporation
Size
27,605 employees
Market Cap
$79 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$1.3 billion
5 Year Trend
+2%
Revenue
$23.8 billion
NASDAQ
DUK
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