Engineer, Senior, or Staff Engineer - Controls

Dominion Energy
Richmond, VA

Engineer, Senior, or Staff Engineer - Controls

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we?re looking for you. You won?t just find a job here; you?ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

Job Summary

Dominion Energy Power Generation Engineering seeks an Engineer, Senior, or Staff Engineer with a controls and instrumentation background to support the Power Generation fleet (non-nuclear) with technical leadership and hands on SCADA and PLC expertise. This stimulating position would be responsible for assisting with designing, implementing, and maintaining industrial control systems primarily at Dominion Energy Solar and Battery Storage facilities while occasionally supporting traditional power generation stations.

The successful candidate will be able to provide the support noted below in accordance with standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements for the Power Generation fleet:


  • Provide technical expertise and leadership in control system engineering, design, implementation, programming, configuration, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting in support of utility scale power generation SCADA, PLC, and ICS systems.
  • Provide hands-on experience with all associated control system devices, controllers, computers, communications, control logic interfaces for inverter operation and solar tracking systems, protection relay and electrical control interfaces, network connections, protocol converters, and endpoint devices.
  • Provide expertise in engineering consultation and recommendation for solution to include development of engineering specifications and documentation, work scopes, bid proposals, test procedures, alarm response procedures, commissioning plans, and reports.
  • Lead projects and perform responsibilities of controls engineering support and oversee vendor/contractor support when needed.
  • Provide support and leadership to meet compliance requirements, code requirements, NERC regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity requirements.
  • Investigate and implement technologies that will improve plant operation and performance (e.g., reliability, efficiency, environmental) and technologies that will assist with control system maintenance and analysis.
  • Evaluate controls specifications for existing site retrofits, new site construction, and site acquisitions.
  • Provide on-site support of control system maintenance including on-site support for ongoing cyber security standards maintenance.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following:


  • Engineer: 2+ years of relevant professional engineering experience (post-school).
  • Senior Engineer: 5+ years of relevant professional engineering experience (post-school).
  • Staff Engineer: 8+ years of relevant professional engineering experience (post-school).
  • Knowledge, skills, abilities, and years of experience will determine classification of Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Staff Engineer.
  • In-depth knowledge of industry advances in control system monitoring, testing and analysis of control systems equipment.
  • Experience with Ethernet network switches and with serial digital communications, including third party datalink protocols (Modbus, DNP, etc.).
  • Strong knowledge and experience of electrical, electronics, and controls theories.
  • Strong technical leadership skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to support the technical aspects of multiple projects and assignments concurrently.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to successfully work both independently and in team environments to identify issues, pinpoint root causes, and devise solutions.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience


  • Strong experience with industrial control systems used in the power generation industry or related heavy industrial sector.
  • Strong knowledge and experience with power plant controls including solar power generation and battery storage.
  • Strong computer skills as they relate to operating systems, controls system software, and communications software.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

Education Requirements

Education Level : Bachelor of Engineering (see criteria below)


  • Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering is highly preferred (other Bachelor of Engineering disciplines may be substituted for the approved disciplines stated above at discretion of the hiring leader).

For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:


  • Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
  • Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
  • Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
  • Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Working Conditions

Cold Up to 25%

Energized Wires Up to 25%

Heat Up to 25%

Loud Noise Up to 25%

Operating Machinery Up to 25%

Outdoors Up to 25%

Travel 51-75%

Export Control

Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.

Other Information

We offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which may include: health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and much more. To learn more about our benefits, click here

Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.

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Top 3 Reasons to Work at Dominion Energy

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About Dominion Energy

I am your warm cup of coffee in the morning and I light your home at night. I am the cool breeze from your A/C on the hottest day in summer, and the red coil that heats your soup pot on a frigid winter?s day. I am sustainable, reliable and affordable.

I am not just any energy? I am Dominion Energy.

We're transforming the way we do business to build a more sustainable future for the planet, our customers, our team and our industry. We're shaping the future of energy in America.

Join us!

Facts:

·17,000 employees

·Headquarters: Richmond, VA

·16 states in the US

·$100 billion of assets

·Nearly $35 million in charitable contributions

·100,000+ volunteer hours recorded in the community

Our Commitment to NetZero by 2050

Dominion Energy is committed to helping address climate change. We have cut emissions sharply as we aim for Net Zero carbon and methane emissions by 2050. Learn more at .

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