Electrical/Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Entergy · Port Gibson, MS
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 20 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Entergy (industrial) in Port Gibson, MS. Plan, prioritize, and support project lifecycle activities, including corrective action plans and improvement initiatives.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause
- Day to day
- about 25% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $99k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 272 live postings that list pay, out of 803 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Mississippi plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 14 other live controls postings in Mississippi.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 87%
- Automation 67%
- ✓ Root cause 53%
- AutoCAD 47%
- Robotics 47%
- New product launch 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- The posting says about 25% travel. Between which sites?
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Job Summary / Purpose
Plant Support Engineering provides technical support for plant systems, components, and related programs. This role is responsible for resolving day‑to‑day plant issues, maintaining configuration control, supporting Maintenance and Operations, and ensuring the reliability and performance of plant systems. The position serves as a key interface between Engineering and other station departments while contributing to both emergent troubleshooting and long‑term program health. Members of the team are expected to engage cross functional teams to resolve equipment challenges, develop engineering change products, and support the station’s work management process.
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Responsibilities
- ◆Identify and resolve plant issues, including those arising from significant events and complex technical challenges.
- ◆Provide technical support to Maintenance and Operations for troubleshooting equipment, systems, and emergent conditions.
- ◆Develop and issue engineering changes, including design modifications and temporary alterations, in support of plant needs and equipment reliability.
- ◆Maintain Emergency Response Organization (ERO)
qualifications
and perform associated duties as required.
- ✓Provide technical information and guidance related to program bases, performance requirements, compliance status, and industry operating experience.
- ✓Conduct condition‑based monitoring of equipment and optimize preventative maintenance activities using feedback from Maintenance and program reviews.
- ✓Plan, prioritize, and support project lifecycle activities, including corrective action plans and improvement initiatives.
- ✓Prepare engineering products in accordance with established standards, procedures, and quality expectations.
- ✓Support changes in system and component configuration, design, and associated design basis.
- ✓Serve on outage engineering support teams for online system outages and refueling outages.
- ✓Monitor system performance, including trending, field walkdowns, deficiency identification, and priority setting.
- ✓Perform failure evaluations and support or lead root cause analyses, as needed.
- ✓Ensure lessons learned from fleet operating experience are incorporated into site programs and processes.
- ✓Maintain
required qualifications
and complete training necessary for assigned duties.
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Education
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET‑accredited program
OR a related physical science discipline associated with power plant operations,
OR equivalent work experience demonstrating success at the electrical engineer/technical specialist level.
Electrical / Instrument and Controls Engineering is desired.
Experience levels vary by position
- ✓Engineer I / Technical Specialist I: 0–2 years of nuclear design, operations, or equivalent experience
- ✓Engineer II / Technical Specialist II: 2–3 years
- ✓Engineer III / Technical Specialist III: 4-5 years
- ✓Senior Engineer / Technical Specialist IV: 6-8 years
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Date: Oct 15, 2026
Location
Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States
Company
Entergy
Job Title: Electrical/Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI
- •This position can be filled as an Engineer I , II , III , Sr, based on experience.**
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- •Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- •Proficiency in PC applications, engineering tools, and analytical systems appropriate to the engineering level.
Certificates / Licenses (Desired)
- +SRO license or certification on a PWR or BWR.
- +Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Primary Location: Mississippi-Port Gibson Mississippi : Port Gibson
Job Function : Engineering
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1