Senior Controls Engineer - Cranberry Twp., PA

VetJobs; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to join their innovative team in Pittsburgh. This role focuses on developing and maintaining control systems for nuclear energy projects, ensuring the highest standards of safety and functionality. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nuclear engineering and control system design, along with experience in leading testing and project execution. Join this forward-thinking company to contribute to clean energy solutions and enjoy a collaborative environment that values diversity and innovation.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Educational Reimbursement Program

Flexible Work Arrangements

Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in control systems and nuclear systems.
• Advanced knowledge of reactor kinetics and energy systems.
• Experience in control system design and I&C design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain control system design for projects.
• Lead customer witnessing testing and issue documentation.
• Support project execution as functional design lead.

Skills

Control System Design

Simulation Models

Nuclear Systems

Fluid Mechanics

Thermodynamics

Education

Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Matlab

LOFTRAN

RETRAN

ACSL

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Requisition Number: 19436

Company: Westinghouse Electric Co

Location: Cranberry Township, US

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would succeed in, we're looking for a Senior Controls Engineer. You will be the NSSS Control System functional designer to develop and maintain the control system design for a plant specific BWR or PWR project, including functional requirements and diagrams, simulation model, and the design verification/analysis. Onsite plant support is performed to verify the control system installation and functionality.

You will report to the Manager, Global Operations Services in the Control & Information System Engineering group. The workplace persona for this position is hybrid out of Warrendale, PA. We are only able to consider candidates authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Your Day-to-Day

• Develop and maintain the control system design for each project.
• Issue the testing guideline documentation and lead the customer witnessing testing.
• Perform pre-SWIL activities to support software implementation, including working with the project hardware/software Westinghouse team members, and conduct SWIL testing with the customer using the simulation model.
• Understand and lead interfaces with Safety Analysis, Licensing, Setpoint Uncertainties, Fluid Systems, Nuclear Operations, Plant Operations, Plant Systems, Plant Licensing, Plant Reactor Engineering.
• Partner with other design engineering organizations, customer engineering groups, and project management organizations.
• Work directly with our customers during project execution as the functional design lead.
• Support the project through Simulator FAT, Hardware FAT, and System Installation.
• Issue Power Ascension Test (PAT) guidelines to support PAT testing procedures onsite from initial criticality to 100% power.
• Support innovation projects to develop the next generation of PCSE products.
• Provide support for emergent issues for operating plants with digital upgrade systems (i.e., walk-in work).
• Provide initial plant startup support for NSSS control system for AP1000 plant design.
• Provide technical mentoring of the team members and next NSSS control system functional designers within PCSE.

Who You Are

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

• Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of reactor kinetics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, pump and valve principles, energy systems, and mathematical methods.
• 5 plus years of experience in control systems and nuclear systems.
• Experience in control system design, simulation models, and I&C design.
• Experience with computer simulations based on first principles and using codes such as Matlab, LOFTRAN, RETRAN, ACSL, or other simulation codes.

Preferred

• At least 5 years of experience in Westinghouse PWR and GE BWR plant design analysis.

- Safety analysis, fluid systems, nuclear operations, design transients, setpoint uncertainty, I&C design, licensing, turbine control systems.

• Prior onsite plant experience in plant startup, plant operation, or plant testing.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Benefits

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S., the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

Auto req ID

444949BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Job_Category

Engineering

City

Pittsburgh

State

Pennsylvania

Job Code

Engineering Engineering

Affiliate Sponsor

Westinghouse

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

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