Principal I&C Design Engineer

Edgewater Technical Associates • Aiken, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Principal I&C Design Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site. This role involves defining the scope of technical programs, developing quality solutions to complex challenges, and providing guidance to less senior professionals. The Principal I&C Design Engineer will apply advanced technical practices and expertise to resolve complex problems, incorporate advanced technical practices, and lead in determining solutions. They will also evaluate program results, prepare reports and recommendations, identify improvements, and stay informed of technological advancements. The role requires preparing plans including schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements, monitoring progress and expenditures, and communicating results to customers, colleagues, and management. There is also an opportunity to prepare reports for external publication and enhance expertise through local technical societies, potentially leading to patent disclosures, technical papers, and articles.

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5+ years’ experience OR a MS with 8+ years’ experience OR a BS with 10+ years’ experience or more (BS Degree in one of the following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, I&C Engineering, or current registration as a Professional Engineer in one of the above disciplines).
• Ten (10) years of direct I&C design experience (within the last 15 years) in the nuclear or process chemical industry.
• Design experience with process control instrumentation, PLCs and distributed control systems.
• Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software.
• Must be able to perform weekly field walk downs of the job site for the engineering work being performed (these walk downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances of over half a mile, climbing ladders to access remote areas, and dressing out in protective clothing).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties).

Nice To Haves

• Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.

Responsibilities

• Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems.
• Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-effective results.
• Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new applications of existing engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepare reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.
• Perform weekly field walk downs of the job site for the engineering work being performed (these walk downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances of over half a mile, climbing ladders to access remote areas, and dressing out in protective clothing).

Benefits

• highly competitive salaries
• employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs
• multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance
• a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree