Senior Engineer, Power Plant Operational Design

Description

• Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional design teams to inform and guide plant-level decisions, ensuring operational requirements and control strategies are incorporated.
• Remaining in a stationary position for prolonged period
• Translate operational goals into actionable system- and component-level requirements for Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs), balancing performance expectations and design constraints.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• Support design optimization efforts aimed at enhancing plant performance, reliability, and availability while mitigating technical risks.
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
• Develop and refine the plant’s detailed operational strategy, including operating modes, envelopes, and key state points, leveraging deep knowledge of plant performance requirements.
• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Define anticipated and planned plant transients and collaborate with simulation teams to model and assess system responses and design adequacy.

Requirements

• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.
• Plant Design – Intermediate knowledge of design constraints of key Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs) including how operation drives component design, knowledge of how plant operational objectives and requirements drive overall plant design, and knowledge of regulatory operational requirements are strongly desired.
• Desire and ability to function in a fast-paced small company environment while wearing multiple hats.
• Capable of obtaining forklift and boom lift certification
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability of applying engineering knowledge to deliver results while being able to thrive in an environment with evolving requirements.
• Fundamental understanding of power or industrial process plant operation and equipment and the interrelationships between them.
• Plant Performance - Proficient knowledge in power plant steady state performance, environmental effects on performance, tradeoffs, and understanding a variety of plant operational variability and uncertainties is strongly desired.
• Plant Performance – Intermediate knowledge of economics of plant operation and plant reliability and availability management is strongly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team on problems as well as lead/coordinate the timely resolution of issues in cross functional teams
• Mechanical, Nuclear, Chemical, or other related engineering discipline with BS (8+ years experience), or MS (6+ years experience)
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
• Some travel may be required, up to 20%
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
• Plant Dynamics – Proficient knowledge in power plant maneuvering, control of closed-loop heat transport systems, transient thermodynamics and T-H, with a general understanding of plant dynamics, as well as familiarity with basic nuclear reactor kinetics operational constraints is strongly desired.
• Strong technical writing skills, with the ability to clearly document operational philosophies, assumptions, and technical decisions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to be independent, resourceful, and proactive in the face of the lack of information or unknowns.
• Intermediate knowledge of nuclear systems fundamentals such as thermal hydraulics, neutronics, dynamics, and general reactor transient behavior is desired.
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
• Working experience with plant simulation tools (e.g., APROS or other simulation platform) is desired

Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Competitive compensation packages

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance