Simulator Hardware Specialist

Job Summary/Purpose:

Modify, Maintain, Test, and Operationally Support the Control Room Training Simulator.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all simulator hardware systems.

- Analyze and modify simulator hardware systems to 1) improve performance or reliability; 2) resolve differences between the reference power plant and the simulator, and 3) correct hardware failures.

- Assist in the simulator software development process.

- Evaluate, design, and implement the reference power plant engineering changes to the simulator software and hardware systems.

- Create/implement new designs, perform physical repairs, resolve obsolescence issues, and coordinate all materials procurement associated with simulator system computers; 2) data networks; 3) digital acquisition systems; 4) analog control board instrumentation.

- Create new or revise existing design/maintenance documentation associated with the simulator hardware systems.

- Develop and execute test plans to ensure simulator performance adheres to industry standards and federal guidelines.

- Coordinate commercial contracts for external engineering and other services.

- Coordinate all aspects of configuration controls including software source code, databases, Git, and hardware systems.

- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain simulator network systems, such as servers, switches, and other networking devices.

- Participating in the analysis and interpretation of simulation results.

- Providing technical expertise and support to end-users of the simulation software

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum education required for the position:

- B.S. Degree in Information Technology, Engineering or related technical degree, or prior on-the-job experience as an Operator, Instrument & Controls Technician or IT Technician, or equivalent work experience.

- Desired:

B.S. or Higher Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.

Minimum experience required for the position:

- Simulator Specialist, II

: 2+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level - Simulator Specialist, III

: 4+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending upon engineering level - Simulator Specialist, Sr

: 6+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent, depending on the engineering level

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position

- Broad and comprehensive understanding of integrated plant operations, or the capability to acquire this knowledge rapidly.

- Detail-oriented; excellent organizational, problem-solving, and debugging skills.

- Ability to work efficiently and effectively with instructors and operations management with a minimum of direct supervision.

- Familiarity with software development processes and methodologies.

- Ability to analyze complex problems and propose innovative solutions.

Desired:

- Experience with maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing analog or digital electronics.

- Experience with advanced networking concepts, such as DHCP servers, Active Directory, subnet management.

- Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio and Git.

- Familiarity with software modeling logic and dynamic systems, particularly with the FORTRAN and C++ programming languages.

- Experience with OpenVMS (7.1).