Technical Lead - Plant I&C, Controls Systems Design

GE Vernova • Wilmington, NC

26d • Remote

About The Position

Lead and mentor team responsible for Instrumentation, Control and Monitoring, DCS, and cross systems simulation. Focus on work planning, technical approach, design assurance, and execution excellence from ITO thru OTR on new build projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree
• 10 years experience in heavy industrial or nuclear industry working in plant instrumentation application, control and monitoring system design, digital control system (DCS), networking, and data communications architecture definition including requisition engineering, implementation, test, installation, and commissioning
• 10 years experience in application engineering, field installation, and test engineering of systems, equipment, and components including selection, sizing calculations, and equipment qualification to diverse industry standards
• 7 years experience in the nuclear industry product family system design, plant engineering, maintenance, modifications, new plant design certification, and licensing
• 7 years experience in combination of; requirements management, system design, application or requisition engineering, analysis, modeling and simulation, change, configuration, collaboration, and document management, and technical reviews related to nuclear or process instrumentation, data acquisition, monitoring, control, electrical distribution systems and equipment
• 5 years experience performing independent, or preferably team based, system design or technical reviews including interfacing with requirements management, independent verification and validation, and systems and software quality assurance organizations
• 5 years excellent knowledge, skill, and experience with PC and desktop engineering productivity software, computer aided design or analysis and modelling, and project collaboration tools

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree
• Professional Engineer
• PMI/PMP certified with proven project management experience
• Experience working in or with an architect engineering firm
• Experience working with Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) systems
• Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, monitoring, electric power system and field engineering with working knowledge in safety-related, significant to safety, and nonsafety-related systems, hardware, software, theory of operation, instrument set point and calibration methodologies, equipment environmental and seismic testing and qualification
• Experience in US and international nuclear regulatory affairs, licensing, laws, rules, regulations, guidance, etc. applicable to power and test reactors
• Competency in industry standards IEEE, IEC, and quality standards
• Competency in industrial controls networking, data communications architectures, and protocols
• Competency in modeling, simulation, and test data collection tools
• Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced, and a results-oriented analyst and leader
• Self-starter with energy, positive “Can-Do” attitude and inclusive style – Proven track record of delivering commitments on specification, on budget, and on schedule
• Strong verbal communication, as well as, facilitation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences – Able to communicate openly, calmly, and crisply in stressful situations
• Adaptive; able to quickly learn diverse and varying organizational interfaces with professional astuteness
• Continuous improvement “mindset” with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process
• Solid PC, as well as, personal and team productivity software
• Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements and design documents
• Working knowledge, expertise, and experience using LEAN/Agile, six sigma design for reliability, failure modes and effects analysis, and design to cost techniques and tools)

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated approaches and solutions across the diverse plant disciplines or specialties of Instrumentation, Control and Monitoring, DCS, and cross-systems simulation
• Coordinate matrixed cross- disciplinary Engineering teams to assess work product or support requests, analyze plant system requirements, operations and maintenance goals, possible I&C and DCS architectures, equipment selection, phased implementations, develop list of clarifications and exceptions, prepare proposals with scope, conformance matrix and risk scorecard, work plans, cost estimates, and schedules
• Support business and product line leaders in ITO commercial risk review process, marketing initiatives, bid proposal, and technical recommendations
• Lead preparation of high thru low work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across lifecycle phases of Engineer-Procure-Construct or new product introduction using the applicable practices, guides, and tools
• Support project engineering or manager with understanding execution metric and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovering plans, and be extremely proactive to identify changes in scope
• Drive compliance utilizing scope, schedule work plan, budget, overall schedule, applicable design processes, and discipline specific practices and tools including design and technical reviews
• Lead “day-to-day” operations and follow-up to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule
• Collaborate proactively and inclusively for overall team across other engineering disciplines to support integrated plant design objectives
• Collaborate with project management, project engineering, support functions, and others to drive project completion
• Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical, risk, other emergent issues
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with requirements throughout design release to manufacturing or supplier including production, validation, installation, and commission tests
• Support strategy, plan, statement of work preparation, and implementation of resource loading and mobilization involving employees, staff augmentation contractors, suppliers and partners including other Company entities
• Assist with hosting learning sessions, knowledge capture, and transfer initiatives
• Champion conformance with regulations and guides, standard review plans, branch technical positions, interim staff guidance, information notices and summaries, bulletins, orders, applicable nuclear guidance, and industry standards
• Remain current on nuclear regulatory issues and system, component, and equipment product knowledge
• Use variety of tools for requirements, design, change, configuration, and document management
• Support simplification, continuous process improvement, and cost-out
• Champion nuclear safety culture; Ensure compliance with GEH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program
• Deliver work with integrity, safety, security, quality, and on-time output

Benefits

• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level