Instrumentation and Control Engineer (2YR Term)

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Instrumentation and Control Engineer to join their team at the Chalk River location. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in on-site investigations, contribute to design planning, and execute engineering tasks that impact the future of clean energy solutions. With a focus on innovation and environmental stewardship, you will be part of a collaborative team dedicated to advancing nuclear science and technology. This position not only offers a chance to grow your career but also to make a meaningful impact on the health of Canadians and the environment. If you are ready to take on this challenge, apply today!

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Benefits Effective Day One

Tuition Support

Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Investigate job scope, develop cost estimates, and contribute to design planning.
• Design and modify instrumentation and control systems.

Skills

Technical Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Judgment in Technical Matters

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Professional Engineers of Ontario Membership

Tools

PLC Controls

Engineering Design Software

Job description

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Do you like to participate in on-site field walkdowns, job investigations, and meetings with internal customers? Can you see yourself understanding various scopes of work, taking ownership of tasks, and understanding how the team's tasks impact the overall design plan? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for an Instrumentation and Control Engineer; apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Investigating and identifying job scope; developing schedule and cost estimates; contributing to design planning.
  • Participating in on-site field walk-downs, job investigations, and meetings with internal customers.
  • Documenting identified hazards, risks, job scope, design inputs, and requirements.
  • Developing estimates for durations and costs of task/job execution; participating in developing design planning documentation, attending/leading pre-job briefs, and team meetings.
  • Understanding the scope of work, taking ownership of tasks, and understanding how tasks impact the overall design plan.
• Designing new systems and modifications and retrofits to instrumentation and control systems; executing design plans.
  • Executing assigned tasks per the approved design plan, procedures, and standards.
  • Preparing engineering design documents, design requirements, design descriptions, design basis, technical specifications, standards, procedures, and analysis reports.
  • Preparing technical calculations and reports in support of design jobs.
  • Providing technical content reviews to peers.
  • Executing work and coordinating within a team environment; being responsive to requests for assistance and requesting help as needed to achieve the common goal of successful job completion.
  • Identifying and resolving technical issues when needed and escalating concerns in a timely manner.
  • Signing as the responsible design engineer (designer of record) for relevant design documentation (upon meeting Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) experience prerequisites and obtaining a PEO license).
• Responding to requests for support during a job's construction/commissioning phases and reviewing/dispositioning design deviations via Field Change Requests (FCR) as the responsible engineer.
• Participating in construction completion on-site walk-downs to verify installation and commissioning in accordance with approved design documentation, ensuring any deviations are documented on approved FCRs.
  • Participating in revising or reviewing required design documentation to capture the record As-Built status in the field and meeting job closure requirements.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a preference for a degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
  • A requirement is to be a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), registered in the PEO Engineer Internship Training Program, or eligible for membership with the PEO.
• Experience
  • New graduate or less than 2 years experience.
  • Experience in instrumentation and controls, including analogue, hardwired, PLC controls, and project management, would be an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement in technical matters, to routinely solve technical problems and to make recommendations.
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
  • Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with technical and non-technical persons.
  • Ability to deliver technical presentations to small and large audiences.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location:

CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on-site vs. working from home.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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