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Job title

Plant I&C Lead - Digital I&C Upgrades

Company GE
Wage Not specified
Location United States, North Carolina, Wilmington
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 7/10/2008
Description
Business Unit: GE Infrastructure, Energy
Function: Engineering/Technology
Location: Wilmington, NC
Job #: 821799
Posted: May 15, 2008 Responsibilities

Technical Project Engineer (TPE) responsible from ITO, OTR, staging, delivery, installation, commissioning and hand-over for BWR and PWR Plant Digital I&C System Upgrades.

Support commercial process and product line leader in; RFQ evaluation, technical recommendation "Go or No-Go" (R0), risk assessment (R1), coordinate engineering tasks across different GE units, develop list of clarifications and exceptions, prepare technical scope and conformance, matrix, schedule and cost estimates, attend pricing review (R2), prepare/present technical proposal, provide support to business project manager post order award (R3).

Analyze system and equipment options to determine what is optimal for application.

Lead engineering from project definition, requirements management, system performance/design specs, drawings, test plans including V&V, FAT and SAT, O&M manuals, training and support documentation.

Ensure system complies with customer requirements, GE specifications, industry standards, licensing regulations, etc.

Drive compliance with project development processes, participate in design/technical reviews and promote continuous improvements.

Collaborate with GE and customer engineers from other disciplines (e.g.; steam turbine generator controls, plant performance, safety and risk analysis, nuclear steam supply, mechanical and BOP systems, etc.).

Establish and maintain close, responsive, productive and quality working relationships within/between team members, engineering, support functions, business project management and customers' engineers and plant staff to successfully drive project completion and resolve emergent issues.

Continuously remain current on diverse digital controls suppliers' platforms and detailed product knowledge.

New Product Engineering Lead technically evaluating nuclear controls market, identifies enablers, prepares multi-generational product plans and NPI funding estimates.
Qualifications

BS degree in Electrical Engineering, other Engineering or Physical Science discipline.

Minimum of 10 years of application engineering experience with complex digital I&C systems design engineering in process, power or marine plants.

Minimum of 3 years of solid "hands-on" field experience in the application engineering, operations, maintenance and trouble-shooting of DCS/PLC systems.

Minimum of 3 years experience with process instrumentation, pre-/post- signal processing, inter-networking of diverse equipment platforms.

Minimum of 3 years experience with logic and control system design tools such as those that are either independent of or specific to supplier's platform.

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (GE Employees Only).

Desired

MS degree in Electrical Engineering, other Engineering or Physical Sciences discipline.

Minimum of 15 years of application engineering experience with complex digital I&C systems design engineering in process, power and marine facilities, a significant portion of it in nuclear power plants.

Knowledge and experience with nuclear power plant instrumentation, pre-/post- signal processing, inter-networking of diverse equipment platforms.

Solid "hands-on" knowledge, skill and experience with logic and control system design tools, both those independent of a suppliers' platform (e.g.; 3KeyMaster, Easy5, etc.) or specific (e.g.; ToolBoxST for Mark-VIe, TriSim for Triconex/Invensys, etc.).

Strong practical knowledge and use of modern engineering processes and productivity tools such as; requirements management processes and tools (e.g.; DOORS, ReqPro, etc.), product data and document management systems (e.g.; eMatrix/MatrixOne, WindChill/PTC, Documentum, etc.) and plant layout (e.g.; Intergraph SmartPlant Solutions).

Nuclear Quality Assurance training and experience.

Practical knowledge and use of modern engineering processes and productivity tools.

Strong ability to interface with all technical disciplines; I&C, STG Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, NSSS, BOP, Plant Performance and Set-Point, PRA, Safety Analysis, Licensing, Project Controls, Planning/Scheduling, Costing, A/Es, Suppliers, NRC and owner/operator utility customers.

Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, including presentations to executive/senior management, customers and regulators.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
General

GE developed breakthrough light water technology in the mid-1950's called Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Since that time, GE has developed nine evolutions of BWR technology, including the 1st operational Gen3 advanced BWR (ABWR) design in the world. The latest design evolution is the Economically Simplified BWR (ESBWR) incorporating innovative advanced passive safety features & new levels of construction & operational efficiencies.

GE Hitachi (GEH) currently has 56 plants operating worldwide with an operating capacity of 50+ GWatt. The 36 plants in North America avoid the release of 185+ million tons of greenhouse gases per year. This clean generating capacity delivers base load electricity and sustains our planet in an ecologically friendly manner.

For 50+ years GEH continues to provide safe, clean, & robust advanced technology to the civilian nuclear power industry. Today, New Units, Services & Fuel are the 3 main business segments delivering products & services with the highest levels of integrity, safety & quality that deliver world class customer value.

Instrumentation & Control & Electrical (ICE) Engineering Center Of Excellence (COE) is an exciting, large and growing team delivering innovative solutions, both safety & non-safety related, at the leading edge of technology. The COE is organized into 4 main groups; Plant I&C Systems and Digital Upgrades, Product I&C Systems & Equipment, Power Electrical Systems & Equipment & Product Operations Support Services. Using the latest engineering processes & automation tools the team designs, produces & supports solutions, systems, equipment & components throughout the long lifecycles of a nuclear power plant.

This position may be offered at a lower salary and/or career band commensurate with experience providing candidate meets position requirements.
GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

The United States has regulations that govern the hiring of current or former U.S. Government employees. If you currently work for (or have in the past) the U.S. Government (in any capacity), you may have certain responsibilities under these regulations and certain restrictions may apply to your potential employment with GE. Therefore, if you are contacted by GE regarding a position of employment, and you have worked for the U.S. Government at any time, please immediately inform the GE representative of this fact.df-tc

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Plant I&C Lead - Digital I&C Upgrades