Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Averro is a Veteran-Owned organization dedicated to delivering innovative talent solutions and technology services. They are seeking a Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer to perform system design, prototype development, and plant level system integration for advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• 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 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 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 components
• Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, working with the contract administrator to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables 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
• Work with the Non-Safety Manager to complete I&C design tasks in accordance with the Natrium 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

Requirements:

• B.S. or higher in Controls, Electrical, or related discipline from an accredited university and 10+ years 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
• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives
• 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 effort with minimal direction
• Ability to work on multiple simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork
• Previous experience with nuclear reactor safety systems or nuclear instrumentation systems design desired but not required
• Familiar with IEEE and IEC standards, desired but not required
• 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 desired but not required
• 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), desired but not required
• Experience with formal I&C system startup testing procedure desired but not required