Principal I&C Design Engineer

Omega Technical Services•Aiken, SC

2d•$175,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Omega Technical Services is seeking a highly motivated Principal I&C Design Engineer to support ongoing operations in Aiken, SC. This role involves defining the scope of technical programs, developing effective solutions to complex challenges, and ensuring quality, timely, and cost-effective results. The Principal I&C Design Engineer will provide guidance to less senior professionals and apply advanced technical practices to resolve intricate problems. This position requires leadership in determining solutions and recognized expertise in a functional area. The engineer will also evaluate program results, identify areas for improvement, and stay informed about technological advancements. Responsibilities include preparing plans with schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements, monitoring progress and expenditures, and reviewing work quality. Communication of results and objectives to customers, colleagues, and management, including potential external publications, is also a key aspect. Enhancing expertise through local technical societies and demonstrating creativity through patent disclosures, problem-solving, and technical writing are expected. The role provides design engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS, with primary responsibilities including engineering analysis, walkdowns, design development, and generation of design output documents such as P&IDs, Control Logics, Loop Diagrams, Instrument Indices, Setpoint Lists, Instrument and Control Valve Specifications, DCS and PLC Design, Instrument Location and Installation Design, Panel Layouts, and Vendor Document Review. Engineering services will be provided using SRNS processes and procedures, with programmatic guidance from SRNS.

Requirements

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a drug and breath alcohol test, along with a Motor Vehicle Record check.
Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Clearance.
Candidate must demonstrate ten (10) years of direct I&C design experience (within the last 15 years) in the nuclear or process chemical industry.
Candidate must demonstrate design experience with process control instrumentation, PLCs and distributed control systems.
Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software is required.
Candidate 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.

Nice To Haves

Possession of an active DOE/DoD clearance within the past two (2) years is preferred.
Previous DOE/NNSA work experience.

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 application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
Evaluate the results of programs and prepares 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.
Provide design engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS.
Primary responsibilities include engineering analysis, walkdowns, design development and generation of design output documents including but not limited to: P&IDs; Control Logics; Loop Diagrams; Instrument Indices; Setpoint Lists; Instrument and Control Valve Specifications; DCS and PLC Design; Instrument Location and Installation Design; Panel Layouts; and Vendor Document Review.
Engineering services shall be provided using SRNS processes and procedures.
Programmatic guidance will be provided by SRNS.