Senior Applications Engineer – SMR I&C Systems
Application EngineerApplication EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
North Carolina
Posted
18 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.
• Support commercial and marketing opportunities to develop new business opportunities.
• 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 (Desired)
- Demonstrated ability to adapt I&C systems designs to new codes, standards, and regulations (Desired)
- Familiarity with nuclear electrical codes and standards such as IEEE, IEC, etc. (Desired)
- Knowledge of diverse regulatory schemes (e.g., US NRC, CNSC, IAEA, etc.) and grid code requirements (e.g., US regions, Canada, EU, etc.) (Desired)
- Experience developing modular solutions and associated interface requirements (Desired)
- Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations (Desired)
- High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance (Desired)
- Proven interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly (Desired)
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team of highly experienced engineers and balance multiple demands and priorities (Desired)
- High performing energetic leader with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance (Desired)
- Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change management) (Desired)
- EPC experience and knowledge; specifically, power plant (Desired)
- Understanding of nuclear industry and technology (Desired)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Desired)
- Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business (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
- tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and 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