Sr Plant I&C Systems Engineer

Solicitation/Role Title: Sr Plant I&C Systems Engineer

Location, (City, State, Country): Remote,

Travel Expectations: Occasional / 1 trip per month, Wilmington, NC



Role Summary / Purpose

Senior Engineer - Plant I&C System Design performs a range of activities such as; requirements management, systems architecture and design, reactor protection, plant process control and monitoring plus automation logic, algorithm, input/output, and set-point development as well as develop plant, system, and component, equipment, platform specifications, diagrams, data lists with associated functional, performance, and environmental qualification plans. Participates in cross- discipline reviews and work planning. Scope covers test and power reactors including nuclear and turbine island, balance of plant and yard.

Selection preference given to individuals deployed from suppliers with; 1) prior DOE experience, 2) operational staff performing similar work for other customers, 3) possibility of non- GEH work, and 4) facility <6 hours driving distance.

Onsite presence, both planned and emergent, maybe as low as 50%. ship Only - US Government DOE or DOD projects.



Essential Responsibilities

Prepare design basis information using a requirements management approach for; plant I&C systems architecture, reactor protection, diverse back-up, plant control and monitoring (C&M) and automation functions

Prepare design documents in accordance with plant level ones such as; safety design strategy, safety and transient analysis, probabilistic risk analysis, orders, regulatory guidance, industry standards, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber security, customer technical requirements, etc.

Prepare design documents by eliciting requirements from plant level requirements documents as well as system level requirements documents such as; system design description (SDD), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), heating ventilation and

air conditioning (HVAC) duct and instrumentation diagrams (D&ID s), etc.


Architect assignment of reactor protection, diverse back-up, and plant process C&M as well as automation functions on discrete relay, analog, or digital equipment

Optimize assignment of functions on digital hardware and software platforms between distributed control systems (DCS) or stand-alone programmable logic controllers (PLC s) including associated data communications inter-operability and integration

Prepare process control designs using applicable techniques such as; proportional-integral-derivative (PID), cascade, feed forward, 1, 2, and 3 sensor element, etc.

Prepare detailed design documents, diagrams, drawings, datasheets, databases, lists, reports, specifications such as; functional block, sequential flow, ladder logic, digital logic, input/output (I/O) data tables, dynamic modelling and simulation, equipment electrical and heating loads, envelope or outline physical and layout 3D models and 2D drawings

Prepare component and equipment purchase specifications including; function, performance, interface, installation, and equipment qualification

Perform instrument application engineering including setpoint calculations with detailed knowledge of actual sensors and transducers including their original equipment manufacturer (OEM) model capabilities

Prepare instrument datasheets, instrument connection wiring diagrams (I-CWD), or loop diagrams, instrument installation drawings, instrument rack lists, instrument rack drawings, etc.

Develop initial or conceptual simplified logic followed by increasingly higher fidelity intermediate preliminary or final detailed design plant logic using Visio in a manner that supports dynamic simulation that is independent from the down-stream DCS platform or PLC OEM s specific configurator tools or environments

Collaborate on post- final detailed design phase OEM specific analog, relay, DCS, or PLC implementation teams to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans and results including; simulation, independent verification and validation (V&V), factory acceptance test (FAT), multi-system integration factory acceptance test (MFAT), site acceptance test (SAT) and pre-operational tests as well as licensing inspection, test, or analysis and acceptance criteria (ITAAC)

Use structured design change, configuration, document management involving; design verification (DV), independent verification and validation (IV&V), quality assurance (QA), etc.

Lead plant I&C design for C&M functions and systems covering:

o Safety-Related {NRC} or Safety Class (SC) {DOE} [e.g.; reactor protection system]

o Significant to safety, regulatory treatment of non- safety systems (RTNSS) {NRC} or Safety Significant (SS) {DOE} [e.g.; fuel and auxiliary pool cooling system]

o NonSafety-Related (NSR) {NRC} or Non- Safety (NS) {DOE} [e.g. moisture separator/reheater system]

Perform plant C&M functions, sub-system and systems design

Perform cost-benefit optioneering or trade-off studies for technical risk, function, performance, margin, and cost optimization

Ensure design bases is adequately documented and conforms with nuclear [DOE, NRC, CNSC, UK ONR, IAEA] regulations, guidance, generic design certifications, licensing commitments, and applicable industry standards [ANSI, ASME, IEEE, IEC, ISA]

Use variety of modern software based tools for; requirements [DOORS], design [Visio], analysis [Matlab], change, configuration, and document management

Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical issues







Qualifications / Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Nuclear, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science or Technology, Electrical, Software or Systems Engineering or equivalent 4 year technical degree

15 years of experience with solid skill and knowledge of design, requisition, or field engineering related or similar to one or a combination of BWR "core" control and monitoring functions and systems including;

o reactor protection system, OR

o engineered safety functions and auxiliary system, OR

o standby liquid control system, OR

o diverse protection system, OR

o leak detection and isolation system, OR

o nuclear boiler system, OR

o fuel and auxiliary pool cooling system, OR

o reactor water cleanup and shutdown cooling system, OR

o gravity driven cooling system, OR

o isolation condenser system, OR

o reactor component closed cooling water, OR

o steam bypass and pressure control system, OR,

o feedwater control system, OR

o steam turbine auxiliary systems, OR

o plant service water, OR

o instrument air compressors, OR

o AC or DC electric load groups, OR

o standby and ancillary diesel generators, OR

o HVAC, OR

o plant automation system, OR

o condition monitoring system

15 years of experience with solid skill and knowledge of plant process control using applicable techniques [e.g.; proportional-integral-derivative (PID), cascade, feed forward, 1, 2, and 3 sensor element, ladder logic, sequential function]







Additional Desired Characteristics

Master of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics or equivalent 4 year technical degree

Professional Engineer - Control Systems by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)

PMI/PMP certified or proven project management experience

Senior Reactor Operator (SRO)

Experience with various quality standards; NQA-1, AS9000, ISO9000

Experience in DCS, or PLC application, deployment and support engineering of complex, high reliability, harsh environment, real time operating digital systems preferably microprocessor based involving single point failure criterion, dual-triple-quad redundancy, signal acquisition, data processing, inter-networking, separation, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, simulation, cyber security requirements, using modern platforms [e.g.; GE Mark-VIe/ControlST, Allen-Bradley, Westinghouse CommonQ, DeltaV, Foxboro I/A, Triconex TRICON, Emerson Ovation, Siemens System7 or TelepermXP]

Experience in regulatory affairs and licensing processes in general and NRC specifically such as 10 CFR 50/52, NUREGs, BTPs, ISGs, SRMs, TMIs, and RG 1.53, 1.62, 1.75, 1.89, 1.97, 1.152, 1.153, 1.155, 1.168, 1.169, 1.170, 1.171, 1.172, 1.173, 1.180, 1.189,

1.209, and 5.71

Experience with IEEE Std. 603, 7-4.3.2, 828, , 1012, 1028, 1042, and 1074

Experience with IEC Std. 60xxx, 61xxx and 62xxx series

Experience with requirements management practices and tools [e.g.; DOORS]

Solid experience with systems and component design, analysis, modeling, simulation, and test data collection tools [3KeyMaster, Easy5, Simulink, GSE Simsuite, LabView, MathCad, Mathmatica, MatLab, MatrixX, ETAP]

Experience performing independent, or preferably team based, system design or technical reviews including interfacing with Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and quality assurance (QA) organizations

Solid experience with functional, performance, margin and qualification [environmental, seismic, embedded digital] testing methods

Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, results oriented - Able to learn quickly and make reasoned, sound, and timely decisions

Exceptional technical writing in general with focus on requirements and design documents