Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Senior Consultant - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy is a trusted leader in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing. They are seeking a Senior Consultant to work on major process controls engineering projects for nuclear power generation, focusing on digital upgrades and complex instrumentation and controls engineering issues.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and market high level, complex programs for nuclear power projects associated with design, operational excellence, safety, maintenance, and project management
• This position will offer you the opportunity to direct technical decision making, in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing power plant controls systems, specifically digital upgrades
• You will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of instrumentation & controls engineering issues
• Coordinate systems design activities to ensure that the design complies with specifications, codes, and client requirements
• Perform Digital Systems Design Development -- PLC, DCS, HSI, and networked computer systems for nuclear plant systems. This includes preparing functional system requirement specifications, quality assessments, and critical digital reviews
• Perform consulting level work for digital IOT, innovation, and strategic first of a kind (FOAK) projects for the nuclear industry
• Prepare and review detailed calculations, including scaling, uncertainty, and setpoint calculations for analog and digital controls applications
• Prepare documentation for design input for drawing production including cable block diagrams and schematics
• Interface with vendors and prepare and review equipment purchase specifications
• Prepare reports and studies that present technical information in a clear and concise manner to meet client requirements
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation
• Attend client meetings and site walkdowns to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction
• Support station outage activities as required

Requirements:

• A BS or MS in engineering from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program
• 20 or more years of experience in the design engineering of instrumentation and controls engineering systems in a project team environment for heavy industrial plants, with a focus on integrated, detailed system design for new plants or replacements for existing plants
• Technically knowledgeable of available equipment and proven pre-engineered systems to execute systems design
• Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role is desirable
• Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others
• PE license
• Broad background in providing technical support to nuclear plant projects - from design engineering, project planning, providing technical expertise associated with testing and operations, contract specifications, project oversight, successful project execution, and overall direction of complex nuclear projects