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Senior Applications Engineer – SMR I&C Systems

Application EngineerApplication EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 1927H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

North Carolina

Posted

17 days ago

Salary

$111.2K - $213.2K / year

Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Provide mentorship and professional development for early-career and lead-level engineers on the team • Develop and maintain a deep technical knowledge of the design basis for standard plant I&C systems of the BWRX-300 technology, including reactor protection systems, rod control systems, turbine control systems, reactivity monitoring systems, electric power control systems, etc. • Perform detailed gap analysis between stand plant I&C systems and site-specific requirements, including regulatory requirements, applicable codes and standards (e.g., IEC, NEC, CSA, ANSI, IEEE, NFPA, etc.), and quality standards. • Evaluate impacts of site-specific requirements on analog and digital instrumentation, including control and monitoring equipment. • Develop and propose conceptual design solutions to resolve site application challenges while maximizing design standardization where practicable. • Support integration across multiple engineering disciplines, including architectural engineering, licensing, equipment design, and safety systems. • Participate in design evolution programs that extend and improve our modularization strategies. • Contribute to an engineering team that assures proposals and early works packages for selected sites are compatible with our standard product offering. • Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal engineering teams. • Interface with external partners, customers, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies as required on technical issues. • Work with proposal and early works teams to build estimates, schedules, and identify risks associated with different opportunities. • Provide guidance to external partner engineering resources to ensure the quality of deliverables. • Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GVH. • Support GVH initiatives, corrective action, process improvement and simplification. • Ensure adherence to GVH’s standards for nuclear safety and compliance.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, I&C Engineering or related field
  • At least 8 years of progressive experience in I&C systems engineering
  • At least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale power generation industry
  • Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, I&C Engineering or related field (desired)
  • Professional Engineer registration in one or more states (desired)
  • Strong knowledge of nuclear I&C systems design principles, including safety classification, diverse architecture, and redundancy
  • Familiarity with nuclear electrical codes and standards such as IEEE, IEC, etc.
  • Knowledge of diverse regulatory schemes (e.g., US NRC, CNSC, IAEA, etc.) and grid code requirements (e.g., US regions, Canada, EU, etc.)
  • Experience developing modular solutions and associated interface requirements
  • Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations
  • Project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change mgmt) (desired)

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
  • access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
  • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
  • company retirement contributions
  • access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
  • tuition assistance
  • adoption assistance
  • paid parental leave
  • disability benefits
  • life insurance
  • 12 paid holidays
  • permissive time off

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