Job Description Summary

Make technical decisions and recommendations recognized as fact based, reasonable, and authoritative with impact on designs, analysis, reports, etc. Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving challenging intra- and inter- Discipline problems. Defines technical strategy, plans, objectives, requirements, work scope, nuclear regulations and industry standards, guides, etc. Assesses staff competencies. Provides mentorship and oversight, etc.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Focus is Principal Engineer - Steam Turbine Controls for IAEA Safety Guide and IEC Standards based Safety Class None (SCN) and SC3 or US NRC based Non- Safety-Related and Augmented Quality designated scope in the BWR turbine island (TI) and balance of plant (BOP) control and monitoring systems and components or equipment.
• Complimentary, enabling, and critical focus is the GE MarkVIe Distributed Control System (DCS) as well as the Mark VIeS [IEC Std 61508 SIL-3 Safety Controller] designated scope. Scope includes all aspects of application engineering in the Mark VIe product offering hardware and software plus data networking technology stack including; module selection, cabinet configuration and detailed design, control, monitoring, alarm management, human machine or systems interface (HMI/HSI) software programming as well as all related digital tools [e.g.; ToolBoxST, ControlST, CIMPLICITY, ActivePoint, Virtual Controller, Virtual Development Infrastructure (VDI), etc.
• Develop control philosophy, algorithm, mathematical modeling, and simulation to achieve innovative and robust designs with appropriate functions, features, performance, and margin across plant modes of operation.
• Lead systems design thru Conceptual, Preliminary, Detailed phases of Standard Plant Design followed by customer specific Engineer - Procure - Construct (EPC) projects.
• Prepare and maintain using data-centric digital tools with rigorous requirements, change control, and configuration management:

• Static documents of; 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,
• Static diagrams or drawings of; context, functional block, sequential flow, ladder logic, digital logic, inter-connection wiring, electrical schematic, data communication and networking,
• Dynamic physics based and logic simulation design and analysis models.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering for Electrical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Computer Science or Technology, Software or Systems or Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or equivalent advanced technical degree.
• 15 years' experience in design engineering thru commissioning of control and monitoring systems which were implemented using top tier DCS on large steam or combined cycle heavy duty gas turbine based thermal power plants.
• 10 years' 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.
• 10 years' 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 modeling.
• 10 years' experience with DCS systems integration from front end engineering design, application design, requisition engineering or fulfillment, test, and field engineering using a top tier DCS product offering [e.g.; GE Mark VIe, Emerson Ovation, Schneider Tricon, Delta V, Siemens S7].
• 10 years' experience using industry standards applicable to DCS system design through requisition engineering or fulfillment and FAT to successful site installation test and COD:
  • IEC Standards 60xxx, 61xxx and 62xxx series, OR
  • IEEE Standards 828, 829, 830, 1008, 1012, 1028, 1042, and 1074.
• 10 year experience with excellent PC as well as productivity software [e.g.; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio].
• 5 year experience using digital tools preparing dynamic physics based process control algorithm development as well as logic analysis, modeling, and simulation.

• Work onsite 2 days a week in Markham business office

• Masters in Engineering for Electrical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Computer Science or Technology, Software or Systems or Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, etc. or second advanced technical degree.
• Professional Engineer - Control Systems by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
• PMI/PMP or MBA.
• Senior Reactor Operator (SRO).
• Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control and monitoring with detailed knowledge in systems, hardware, software, theory of operation, mulation, s, detailed design, with be rfacing systems such as; control rod drive (CRD), rod block monitor (RBM), rod worth min instrument set point and calibration methodologies, testing and field services or plant start-ups.
• Experience in nuclear regulatory affairs as well as design certification and licensing processes in accordance with either international [e.g.; Canadian, UK, Finland, Sweden, IAEA] or US NRC laws, rules, general design criteria (GDC), regulatory guidance (RG), staff requirement memorandum (SRM), interim staff guidance (ISG), branch technical positions (BTP), information notices (IN).
• Experience with equipment qualification (EQ) [environmental, seismic, embedded digital] inspection, test, and analysis methodologies, plans, procedures, and reports to diverse nuclear industry regulations [e.g.; CSA, IAEA, NRC] and referenced standards [e.g.; ASME, CSA, IEC, IEEE].
• Experience in application, deployment and support engineering of complex, high reliability, harsh environment, real time operating digital systems involving single point failure criterion, dual-triple-quad redundancy, signal acquisition, data processing, inter-networking, separation, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, simulation, cyber security requirements.
• Experience using modern digital engineering collaboration and design tools:
  • Content creation [e.g.; Confluence/Atlassian, Sharepoint/Microsoft],
  • Requirements management [e.g.; DOORS-NextGen/IBM],
  • Diagram and drawing [e.g.; Visio/Microsoft, Autocad/Autodesk],
  • Design and analysis simulation [e.g.; Easy5/MSC, Simulink-MATLAB/MathWorks, Mathcad/PTC, 3KeyMaster/WSC],
  • Change, configuration, document and bill of material (BOM) management [e.g.; ENOVIA/Dassault-Systemes].
• Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, results oriented - Able to make reasoned, sound, and timely decisions.
• Exceptional technical writing skills.
• Strong verbal communication and facilitating skills for technical and business audiences.
• Able and willing to take ownership and responsibility for scoping, planning, prioritizing, scheduling, budgeting, action tracking, monitoring, corrective actions, reporting, etc.
• Self-starter with energy and positive "Can-Do" attitude.
• Proven track record of producing quality deliverables for large and complex designs on specification, budget, and schedule in a fast passed environment.
• Team player with cross- discipline and matrixed functional skills and experience.
• Able to handle multiple concurrent assignments and priorities.
• Adaptive with continuous learning and improvement "mindset" with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process.
• Working knowledge, skill, and experience using Agile or LEAN, define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC), design for six sigma (DFSS), design for reliability (DFR), and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA).