Senior Control Engineer

Morson Edge is seeking Senior Engineers – Plant Control Systems Design to support advanced nuclear power plant projects. The role focuses on the design and development of Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems for reactor protection and safety-related systems within advanced reactor technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement engineering solutions for Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems in nuclear power plants
• Apply control theory, mathematical modeling, and simulation to design advanced control systems and algorithms
• Design and support safety and non-safety systems including:
• Safety-Related (SC1) systems such as reactor protection, neutron monitoring, emergency core cooling, and engineered safety features
• Augmented Quality / RTNSS (SC2) systems including diverse actuation, reactivity control rods, and steam bypass controls
• Plant Investment Protection (SC3) systems such as anticipatory trip systems, feedwater control, cooling systems, and leak detection
• Balance of Plant (BOP) systems including service water, electrical systems, diesel generators, and HVAC
• Lead or support engineering work through all project phases including: Conceptual Design, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Preliminary and Detailed Design Develop engineering documentation including:
• Technical specifications and reports
• System functions, algorithms, and setpoints
• Equipment configurations and layouts
• Electrical and instrumentation loads
• Produce technical diagrams and schematics such as:
• Functional block diagrams
• Logic diagrams and ladder logic
• Electrical schematics
• Data communication and network diagrams
• Develop and analyze dynamic simulation and modeling tools to support design validation
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure system reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM)
• Perform or support risk and reliability analyses including FMEA and PRA
• Support supplier selection and procurement activities, including preparation of technical specifications
• Oversee supplier integration, testing, and system validation including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Work closely with project managers, engineering partners, and suppliers to ensure deliverables meet technical, schedule, and budget requirements
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance within the engineering team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Systems, Software, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related technical discipline
• 10+ years of engineering experience in heavy industries such as; Nuclear, Power generation, Oil & Gas, Marine, Aerospace, Defense, Pharmaceutical or process industries
• 10+ years of experience designing control systems and instrumentation systems
• Extensive experience producing engineering documentation including: Specifications, Drawings and diagrams, System functions and algorithms, Equipment configuration documentation, Experience creating engineering diagrams including: Functional block diagrams, Logic diagrams, Electrical schematics, Data communication/network diagrams
• Strong experience with engineering modeling and simulation tools
• Familiarity with IEC 60000, 61000, and 62000 series standards
• Proficiency with engineering and productivity tools such as: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio
• Experience working with safety-significant instrumentation and control systems
• 5+ years experience with PLC or Distributed Control Systems (DCS) used in complex real-time industrial environments
• Master's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Control Systems PE certification (NCEES)
• Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEng) designation
• PMP certification or MBA
• Nuclear analog and digital instrumentation and control systems
• Nuclear regulatory and licensing processes (US NRC or international regulators)
• Experience with modern Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Experience performing FMEA and reliability analysis