NHIRE 1490 Controls Engineer - Agency Contract

Title: I&C Test Engineer – Agency Contract

Location: Everett, WA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

I&C Test Engineer – Agency Contract

The Test and Engineering Discipline within TerraPower, LLC. Is seeking a highly motivated I&C Test Engineer on a contract basis. In this role you will work with the Lead I&C Engineer to provide expertise and support to all Natrium testing activities. Responsibilities will include instrument and control system design, prototype instrumentation development and testing, and support of commissioning activities. The strongest candidates will also have experience in laboratory experimentation, designing first-of-a-kind test stands, and safe operation of specialized equipment under hazardous conditions.

Responsibilities

- Programming/commissioning/troubleshooting PLC and HMI across multiple platforms and control systems in a R&D environment

- Develop control system specifications from process flow diagrams (PFDs), or process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)

- Support the Responsible Test Engineer during shakedown and testing of I&C systems in an R&D environment

- Review and revise procedures to align with HMI implementation in consultation with system operators and designers

- Evaluate commercially available control systems for cost, applicability, and scalability across the Natrium testing program

- Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities

- Demonstrate exemplary safety practices and foster a culture of safety in a testing environment

- The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trustworthiness and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork

Key Qualifications and Skills

- B.S. degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent and 3+ years of relevant experience; advanced degree a plus.

- Experience with industrial instrumentation, automation, or robotics a plus

- Experience in design and application of experimental hardware, instrumentation, and engineering laboratory or industry best practices.

- Experience with common laboratory or industrial data acquisition hardware and software, such as National Instruments or Siemens

- Experience in the design of advanced control systems (e.g. SCADA/DAQ/PLC/DCS-based) including programming, configuration, HMI design, and interfacing with highly varied instrumentation and field devices.

- Experience with data acquisition and controls for complex engineering systems with many I/O signals from highly varied sensors and instruments

- Field experience in start-up/commissioning, troubleshooting, diagnostics, testing, and calibration of electrical/I&C systems

- Experience designing I&C systems for nuclear or high-temperature environments (>300 °C) a plus

- Qualified electrical worker a plus

- Ability to participate in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists and technicians with demonstrated results

- Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker

- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week

- Ability to handle projects that include multiple objectives and ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.

- Excellent writing and communication skills

- Ability to work independently to solve challenging problems and provide recommendations in a timely manner

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

- Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)

- Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds

- Repetitive work: Prolonged

- Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

- Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day

- Travel required: 0-25% if remote