Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Salary: Competitive
Eunice, New Mexico
| Job Ref | 507 |
|---|---|
| Location | Eunice, New Mexico |
| Salary | Competitive |
| Job Type | Permanent, Uncategorised |
| Function | Engineering |
| Role | Uncategorised |
Join us at Urenco USA (UUSA), where we're leading the way in nuclear energy innovation. Our state-of-the-art facility located in Eunice, NM, is the sole uranium enrichment site in North America. We are actively looking for individuals who are ready to work collaboratively on-site in Eunice, NM, and we're pleased to offer relocation support to help make this opportunity accessible to talented individuals like you. Come be a part of the future of clean energy.
Summary of Responsibilities
The Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Principal Engineer will be a senior level engineer who, as a member of a design team, delivers Front End Engineering (FEED) including technical feasibility and best available technology (BAT) studies while;
Minimum Qualifications:
Essential Skills
The ideal candidate will be a recognized specialist in their area of expertise with a high, in-depth level of knowledge and problem solving skills as well as have demonstrated work history in applied practice. This ideal candidate will also have experience or professional exposure to physics programming, modeling (process simulation) and/or computational dynamics with demonstrated experience in software and hardware development from the beginning to the end of the design life cycle.
Benefits
For Benefits Information click here.
*Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.
Compensation starting at: $130383 - $162979 / year and up dependent on candidate.
Urenco USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Urenco USA encourages minorities, females, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply. Urenco USA supports a drug free environment.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact UUSA HR at [email protected].
Urenco USA | A trusted leader in meeting the world’s demand for sustainable energy.
Urenco USA (UUSA) is part of an international company that operates on the cutting-edge of the nuclear energy industry, utilizing the world’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-effective method to enrich uranium. As the only enrichment facility in North America, UUSA helps provide clean, sustainable energy while operating under a framework of high environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance standards. Our world-class facility is located in the middle of the EnergyPlex. We strive to promote the production of nuclear energy to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy while remaining dedicated to safety and investing in community outreach.
If you are already an employee of Urenco USA and are interested in applying for another job within the company, please apply and upload a completed Internal Candidate Application form (HR-2-3000-15-F-2), and your resume to the internal career portal.
Summary of Responsibilities
The Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Principal Engineer will be a senior level engineer who, as a member of a design team, delivers Front End Engineering (FEED) including technical feasibility and best available technology (BAT) studies while;
- acting as a C&I lead engineer in the delivery of Conceptual and Basic Design of new build or modifications of (production) facilities; providing direction and oversight regarding design and development to third party engineering service providers,
- developing Urenco group design standards to meet world class safety standards, site license requirements and providing competitive advantages to be the supplier of choice in the Nuclear (Enrichment) business, and
- providing expert knowledge and advice from a senior technical perspective on plant design requirement specifications including asset protection and management strategy, CapEx plans, and safety.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or a Master’s degree in Engineering or other science or technical field.
- 3-5 years of years of experience of practical application in Instrumentation and Controls, Programmable Logic Controllers is required.
- Change Authority experience (e.g., 70.72, 50.59, 95.19, USQE).
- Master’s degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Process Automation or Robotics and a Professional Engineering (PE) license obtained by accredited examination.
- 8 Years or more experience in Instrumentation & Controls, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), with two to three years of that experience being in an industrial chemical and or nuclear environment.
- 2-3 Years of experience at a Part 70 licensee performing licensing functions.
- Design Integrated Safety Basis Development, HAZOP, Documented Safety Analysis experience.
- Work Location: Eunice NM. Hybrid work will be considered with a minimum of 60% of work required to be on site.
- Work Schedule: Professional work schedule/ with minimal night/ weekend support. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call-outs as needed.
- Travel Required: 15% of the time or less as required
- Security Clearance Requirement: Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance is required.
Essential Skills
The ideal candidate will be a recognized specialist in their area of expertise with a high, in-depth level of knowledge and problem solving skills as well as have demonstrated work history in applied practice. This ideal candidate will also have experience or professional exposure to physics programming, modeling (process simulation) and/or computational dynamics with demonstrated experience in software and hardware development from the beginning to the end of the design life cycle.
- Must have strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to represent the site on regulatory matters and articulate compelling arguments. Must be familiar with NRC’s enforcement program.
- Must have knowledge of applicable regulations and understand the regulatory process.
- Must be able to propose and implement changes for the facility.
- Must have a demonstrated track record in successful design delivery involving conceptual designs and FEED of complex process facilities.
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- This individual must be able to independently perform and lead analysis and design activities ensuring plant designs and as-built facilities meet site requirements as well as Urenco’s design and engineering standards throughout the entire asset design life cycle. Standards consist of (nuclear) safety requirements, site license requirements, regulatory compliance requirements and Urenco state-of-the-art, qualified systems and best practices.
- Actively promote a pro-active safety culture and perform analysis to create and promote continual safety process improvement behaviors.
- Ensure advanced plant designs contain safety features based on best industrial practice and lessons learned from an industrial nuclear environment.
- Determine C&I (automation) design engineering aspects, options and evaluation in contribution to feasibility/optioneering/best available technology studies.
- Delivery of Conceptual Design and Design Specifications with focus on C&I expertise area.
- Delivery of Basic Design packages concerning Core Plant Technology (CPT) with respect to C&I systems and equipment.
- Provide directions and oversight concerning Detailed Design and supplier manufacturing quality processes on request of site or group project managers.
- Define and maintain Core Plant Technology (CPT) designs and expertise on the basis of Urenco best (safety) practice and world class state-of-the-art technology (Design Technology Excellence Center).
Benefits
For Benefits Information click here.
*Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.
Compensation starting at: $130383 - $162979 / year and up dependent on candidate.
Urenco USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Urenco USA encourages minorities, females, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply. Urenco USA supports a drug free environment.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact UUSA HR at [email protected].
Urenco USA | A trusted leader in meeting the world’s demand for sustainable energy.
Urenco USA (UUSA) is part of an international company that operates on the cutting-edge of the nuclear energy industry, utilizing the world’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-effective method to enrich uranium. As the only enrichment facility in North America, UUSA helps provide clean, sustainable energy while operating under a framework of high environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance standards. Our world-class facility is located in the middle of the EnergyPlex. We strive to promote the production of nuclear energy to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy while remaining dedicated to safety and investing in community outreach.
If you are already an employee of Urenco USA and are interested in applying for another job within the company, please apply and upload a completed Internal Candidate Application form (HR-2-3000-15-F-2), and your resume to the internal career portal.
Enrich your future!
URENCO USA | Human Resources | [email protected]
URENCO USA | Human Resources | [email protected]
How to Apply
Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don't meet every single requirement? The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you!