Senior Reactor Operator Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company • Cranberry Township, PA

137d • $70 - $80 • Remote

About The Position

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day. This is a contract role based at Westinghouse World Headquarters in Cranberry Twp, PA /open to remote candidates as well. As a Senior Reactor Operator your knowledge and skills will be used in the areas of Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), for new plant design as well as the operating PWR fleet (including AP1000). You will be working on the new generation of reactors like the AP300 SMR and eVinci microreactor, the new fleet of AP1000® and the operating fleet from all over the world. The Nuclear Operations group is an innovative team that has supported the commissioning of PWRs since the beginning of the commercial nuclear power industry and plays a vital role in plant operations today. Our experience is key to defining and improving how nuclear power plants are run worldwide, while supporting utilities worldwide. Building your skills based on operating plant experience in the field, combined with new plant development, will be a major accelerator for your career in the nuclear industry.

Requirements

• 20+ years of experience working as a licensed Reactor Operator or Senior Reactor Operator in a Commercial Nuclear Power Plant (PWR) or experience as a qualified SRO Instructor.
• Held a Senior Reactor Operator License for a Power Reactor in the past 5 years OR has been an active Operating Procedure Writer for a Power Reactor in the past 5 years.
• Detailed knowledge of PWR operation, systems, components, and procedures is required.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or have permanent resident status (sponsorship not available).

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge about integrated plant operations to develop/update the way control room operators run plants with operating procedures in normal, abnormal and emergency conditions.
• Validate various scenarios in control room simulators, before they are used to train reactor operators and implemented in plants worldwide.
• Scope of work will include the operating fleet (integrating operating experience and new scenarios) and the next generation of nuclear plants (SMR and microreactors), giving you learning and development opportunities in both worlds.
• Develop test procedures supporting commissioning of new plants (like the AP1000) to demonstrate the functionality of components and systems from pre-op testing through the various startup phases.
• Develop plant operation and operating procedure for the Westinghouse eVinci™ Micro Reactor and AP300 Small Modular Reactor designs to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation.
• Work with existing customers and internal team to develop and update NOPs, AOPs, EOPs, FSGs, and other related documents for the operating fleet including the AP1000.
• Collaboration with new plant designers and licensed reactor operators to define the best and safest way to operate nuclear plants.
• As an author of operating and test procedures, you may have the opportunity to support the commissioning of new plants worldwide.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Benefits to qualifying positions

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing