Senior Nuclear I&C Design Engineer | Remote

System One; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Nuclear I&C Design Engineer for a contract role in Bellevue, WA with remote-offsite work options. The engineer will interface with a global design team to develop and review system-level specifications, drawings, and design documentation for high-temperature nuclear I&C applications.

The role requires a strong background in instrumentation and controls, nuclear codes, and regulatory compliance, with leadership capability to guide supplier activities and multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Controls, Electrical, or related discipline with 10+ years of direct experience with proven instrumentation and controls systems skills.
• Experience in instrumentation and controls development, diagnostics, and a demonstrated ability to design and deliver industrial I&C platforms.
• Nuclear reactor safety systems experience desired but not required.
• Familiar with IEEE and IEC standards, desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Interface and support geographically diverse and international design team members to develop supporting design documentation.
• 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.
• Specify and describe the 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 component designs, including P&IDs, control system architecture drawings, control logic and loop diagrams, and instrument installation drawings.
• Generate integrated design package for key systems and components.
• Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, working with the contract administrator to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables to meet company requirements, as well as coordination and performance of technical reviews of deliverables.
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain high-quality engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
• Integrate I&C with other disciplines, engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts.
• Interface with and support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.
• Work with the Non-Safety Manager to complete I&C design tasks in accordance with the reactor project schedule and budget.
• Assist with planning activities for established systems and components.
• Assist with analyzing design changes and their impacts on interfacing systems, applying effective change control principles throughout the change process.
• May provide technical direction and guidance to engineers in applicable nuclear and non-nuclear related design standards.
• May lead design of I&C and supporting electrical systems from system functional requirements through final design.

Skills

I&C design

Nuclear I&C

IEEE/IEC standards

CAD software

Technical writing

Project leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

B.S. in Controls/Electrical/related

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks

Job description

System One is seeking a Nuclear I&C Design Engineer for a contract role in Bellevue, WA with remote-offsite work options. The engineer will interface with a global design team to develop and review system-level specifications, drawings, and design documentation for high-temperature nuclear I&C applications.

The role requires a strong background in instrumentation and controls, nuclear codes, and regulatory compliance, with leadership capability to guide supplier activities and multidisciplinary