Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 3 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy, L.L.C.•Pittsburgh, PA

35d

About The Position

Nuclear Power is a carbon-free energy source. We offer you the opportunity to utilize and expand your academic background in engineering by digitizing nuclear power plants: You will work on a multi-discipline engineering team involved in nuclear power plant Instrumentation and Control projects. These projects are a synergistic integration of electrical, computer and mechanical engineering along with control theory. You will work with electronic process sensors, digital controllers, network topology, touchscreen displays, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, steam turbines and reactors. You will prepare specifications for the procurement of instrumentation and controls equipment as well as engineering calculations. Through mentoring, classroom-style technical sessions, and on-the-job training, you will increase your knowledge and skills in your engineering discipline. You will also have the opportunity to travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for project coordination and field verification of designs. Support station outage activities as required

Requirements

A BS or MS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (from an ABET accredited program) with a strong academic background and coursework in analog and digital control systems is required
A minimum of 3 years of experience in design engineering for nuclear power plant control systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Prepare specifications for the procurement of instrumentation and controls equipment
Prepare engineering calculations
Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews
Travel to plant site locations for project coordination and field verification of designs
Support station outage activities as required