I&C Design Engineer (Non-Safety)

Thomas Thor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the nuclear industry is seeking an I&C Engineer to join their remote team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and integration of instrumentation and control systems for sodium fast reactors. Candidates should possess a strong background in engineering and extensive experience in nuclear systems. This role requires collaboration with diverse teams and a commitment to engineering excellence.

Benefits

Full benefits (health, vision, dental)

401k and PTO

Qualifications

• 6+ years of direct experience in instrumentation and control.
• Familiar with IEEE and IEC standards.
• Experience with nuclear reactor safety systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, testing, and integration of control systems.
• Develop and review system-level specifications and documentation.
• Provide technical direction to engineering teams.

Skills

Instrumentation and controls systems

Technical writing

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

B.S. or higher in Controls, Electrical, or related discipline

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Work Location: Remote

Contract Length: 12 months, potential extension depending on project needs and

individual performance

Contract Details:

W2 assignment, full benefits available (health, vision, dental, life, 401k, PTO, & holiday policy).

In this role, you will:

Report directly to the Plant I&C Manager. In this role, you will act as I&C Engineer for Sodium Fast Reactor technologies, including responsibility for the instrument and control system design, prototype development and testing, plant level system integration, and commissioning. Your role will include interfacing with a team of scientists and engineers. You will also identify, specify, and integrate custom instrumentation with advanced control systems for Generation IV advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• • • S. or higher in Controls, Electrical, or related discipline from an accredited university.
    • 6+ year’s direct experience with proven instrumentation and controls systems skills. Higher education will count toward years of experience.
    • Candidates must have experience in instrumentation and controls development, diagnostics, and a demonstrated ability to design and deliver industrial I&C platforms and
    • report data accordingly.
    • Previous experience with nuclear reactor safety systems or nuclear instrumentation systems design preferred.
    • Familiar with IEEE and IEC standards, preferred.
    • Familiarity with implementing design control and development in accordance with nuclear power plant quality assurance (e.g. 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1).
    • Experience designing and operating high-temperature (400°C and higher) processes preferred.
    • Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints,
    • with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
    • Familiarity with working with and/or developing industrial process flow diagrams (PFD) and piping & instrument diagrams (P&ID) desired.
    • Experience with CAD software to deliver design deliverables (e.g. AutoCAD Standard, AutoCAD Electrical, or SolidWorks), preferred.
    • Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
    • Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
    • Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and lead a design team’s efforts with minimal direction.
    • Ability to work on multiple simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.
    • Experience with formal I&C system startup testing procedure preferred.

Tasks:

• • • Responsible for interfacing and supporting geographically diverse and international design team members to develop supporting design documentation. The design team members include in-house and subcontracted resources and may include partner/customer resources as well.
    • Lead design of I&C and supporting electrical systems from systems and sub-system functional requirements through final design.
    • Develop and review system- and component-level specifications and scopes of work.
    • Perform engineering and design evaluations in the application of nuclear codes and standards, licensing requirements, and NRC regulations.
    • Provide technical direction and guidance to engineers in applicable nuclear and non-nuclear related design standards.
    • Specify and describe suitability of instrumentation measurement techniques for use in sodium fast reactor and integrated energy storage technologies, including analysis of measurement range, response time, and measurement accuracy.
    • Analyze and apply regulatory criteria and standards to complex Instrumentation and Control system design.
    • Develop and review technical design documents, such as System Requirements Documents, System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, Engineering Design Specifications, etc.
    • Create and manage drawing packages of system and sub-system designs, including, but not limited to: P&IDs, control system architecture drawings, control logic and loop diagrams, and instrument installation drawings, etc.
    • Generate integrated design package for key systems and sub-systems.
    • Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, working with the contract administrator to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables to meet requirements, as well as coordination and performance of technical reviews of deliverables.
    • Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices in order to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
    • Integrate I&C with work of other disciplines, engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts.
    • Interface with and support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.

Thomas-Thor provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Octavia Osborne