GE Hitachi Nuclear - Lead Engineer - Plant I&C Systems Design

<h1><span><b><b><b>Job Description Summary</b></b></b></span></h1><p></p><p></p><p></p><h1><span><b>Job Description</b></span></h1><p><u><b>Roles and Responsibilities</b></u></p><ul><li>Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for instrumentation and control (I&amp;C) systems.</li><li>Apply control theory, mathematical modeling, and simulation to design control systems with desired behaviors including; control logic functionality across modes of operation, setting of boundaries, optimization, closed loop or feedback control algorithms, sensors, hardware and software development, and understanding complex systems or systems.</li><li>Prepare designs for; 1)  reactor protection systems S-R or SC1 [e.g.; neutron monitoring (NMS), reactor trip (RTS), emergency core cooling (ECCS), engineered safety features (ESF), isolation functions], 2) augmented quality assurance or RTNSS or SC2 [e.g.; diverse actuation or protection, reactivity control rod, steam bypass and pressure], 3) PIP or SC3 systems [e.g.; anticipatory trip (ATS), feedwater level, reactor water cleanup / shutdown cooling, fuel and auxiliary pool cooling, leak detection and isolation], and 4)  BOP NSR systems [e.g.; service water, instrument air, AC or DC electric loads, diesel generators, heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC)].</li><li>Perform or lead design and related technical scope thru progression of; front end engineering design (FEED), Conceptual, Preliminary or Intermediate, Detailed or Final Design.</li><li>Prepare and maintain using data-centric digital tools with rigorous requirements, change control, and configuration management:<ul><li>Static documents or; reports, specifications, databases, tabular lists of; functions, algorithms, set points, equipment and instrument characteristics and configurations, electrical and heat loads, physical layout or placement in rooms, buildings, structures,</li><li>Static diagrams or drawings of; context, functional block, sequential flow, ladder logic, digital logic, inter-connection wiring, electrical schematic, data communication and networking,</li><li>Dynamic physics based and logic simulation design and analysis models.</li></ul></li><li>Develop designs informed by the selection of diverse portfolio of I&amp;C systems hardware and software technology platform or equipment.</li><li>Collaborate with other disciplines to define and achieve functional, performance, reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) goals using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), probabilistic risk analysis (PRA), and related modern techniques.</li><li>Lead or support; nuclear regulatory certification or licensing, procurement packages and hand-off to suppliers for implementation of systems and components requirements including; function, performance, design assurance, qualification, regulatory and standards compliance, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber security, etc.</li><li>Collaborate with and provide oversight of suppliers thru procurement and construction to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including; factory acceptance (FAT), multi-system (MFAT), site acceptance (SAT), pre-operational (POT), and start-up (SUT) tests including inspection, test, or analysis and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) thru commercial operations date (COD).</li><li>Establish productive working relationships with; product and project management, support functions, Architect Engineer (A/E), <span>Engineer-Procure-Construct</span> (EPC) partner(s), and suppliers.</li><li>Prepare detailed work plans covering scope, labor budget, and schedule.</li><li>Ensure deliverables are on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule.</li><li>Support LEAN, continuous process improvement, and cost-out programs.</li><li>Work in a team environment to deliver with integrity, safety and security, quality, then output – Champion nuclear culture.</li></ul><p><u><b>Required Qualifications</b></u></p><ul><li>Bachelor of Science in Engineering for Electrical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Computer Science or Technology, Software or Systems or Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics</li><li>Proven experience in heavy industries such as; nuclear, power, process, marine, oil &amp; gas, military, aerospace, medical, or pharmaceutical.</li><li>Proven experience preparing system design requirements, specifications, documentation, and related detailed design artifacts using digital tools such as; drawings, databases, tabular lists covering functions, algorithms, set points, equipment and instrument characteristics and configurations, electrical and heat loads, physical equipment layout.</li><li>Proven experience preparing diagrams using digital tools such as; context, functional block, sequential flow, ladder logic, digital logic, inter-connection wiring, electrical schematic, data communication and networking as well as physics based algorithm development plus simulation and mod