Controls Engineer IV – Nuclear Plant Control Design

Controls Engineer IV – Nuclear Plant Control Systems Design
Job Type: Contract
Work Model: Remote
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Controls / Instrumentation & Controls Engineer to support the design and development of plant control systems for advanced nuclear and complex power-generation facilities. The engineer will be responsible for developing and evaluating I&C solutions, control logic, system requirements, design documentation, simulations, and safety-related control systems throughout the engineering lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for nuclear and advanced power-generation facilities.
Support reactor protection, safety-related instrumentation, diverse actuation, plant monitoring, and balance-of-plant control systems.
Develop and review system requirements, functional specifications, control philosophies, algorithms, setpoints, equipment specifications, and detailed engineering documentation.
Develop and review control-system diagrams including functional block diagrams, logic diagrams, sequential flow diagrams, ladder logic, electrical schematics, interconnection diagrams, and network architectures.
Apply control theory, mathematical modeling, simulation, feedback control, sensors, instrumentation, and control logic across various plant operating modes.
Support FEED, conceptual, preliminary, detailed, and final engineering design activities.
Develop and evaluate dynamic and logic-based simulation models for plant control systems.
Support selection and application of DCS, PLC, safety-system hardware and software platforms.
Prepare procurement specifications and technical packages and support supplier engineering activities.
Participate in design reviews, FAT/SAT, commissioning, integration testing, troubleshooting, and system qualification activities.
Apply reliability, FMEA, RAM/PRA, cybersecurity, human factors, safety, and design-assurance principles to I&C systems.
Ensure engineering designs comply with applicable nuclear, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and industry standards.
Work closely with electrical, mechanical, systems, safety, licensing, software, cybersecurity, and other engineering disciplines.
Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and support project execution within scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer/Software Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
10+ years of engineering experience in nuclear, power generation, process, oil & gas, marine, military, aerospace, pharmaceutical, or other complex industrial environments.
10+ years of experience with control-system engineering, system requirements, specifications, technical documentation, and detailed engineering deliverables.
10+ years of experience developing or reviewing control-system diagrams, logic, simulations, models, or related engineering artifacts.
Extensive experience with safety-significant or safety-critical instrumentation and control systems.
Experience with DCS, PLC, SIS, or other complex real-time control platforms.
Experience with system design, application engineering, requisition engineering, field engineering, testing, commissioning, or integration of I&C systems.
Working knowledge of applicable IEC 60xxx, 61xxx, and 62xxx standards and relevant industry requirements.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering documentation/design tools.
Preferred Qualifications
Nuclear power plant I&C experience.
Experience with reactor protection, engineered safety features, ECCS, reactor monitoring, rod control, or diverse actuation systems.
Experience with GE Mark VIe / ControlST, Emerson Ovation/DeltaV, Westinghouse CommonQ, Siemens, Schneider Triconex/Foxboro, or similar platforms.
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Easy5, Mathcad, AutoCAD, Visio, IBM ELM, ENOVIA, Confluence/Atlassian, or similar engineering tools.
Experience with nuclear regulatory/licensing requirements and NRC or international nuclear standards.
Experience with FMEA, reliability analysis, RAM/PRA, equipment qualification, setpoint development, and safety-system design.
Professional Engineer (PE/P.Eng.) license, Master's degree, PMP, or MBA is a plus.

Work arrangement
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