Job Description Summary

Makes decisions and recommendations recognized as fact based reasonable and authoritative with impact on designs analysis reports etc. Demonstrates creativity foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving challenging Discipline specific and cross Discipline problems. Defines technical strategy plans objectives requirements work scope nuclear regulations and industry standards guides etc. Assesses staff competencies. Provides mentorship and oversight etc.

organizing programs and projects and developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities.

Scope includes safetyrelated (SR) or Safety Class 1 (SC1 augmented quality or SC2 and SC3 and nonsafetyrelated (NSR) systems for; advanced light water reactor (ALWR) focus on BWRX300 and advanced liquid metal reactor (ALMR) Natrium for commercial nuclear power plants and test facilities.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Identify develop evaluate introduce and manage design solutions for plant electric power distribution systems (EPDS) design including nuclear (NI) and turbine island (TI) balance of plant (BOP) and interface to switchyard and grid.
• EPDS scope includes AC and DC electric systems components and equipment such as; main generator plus unit and reserve auxiliary transformers with their interface to distribution and transmission grid isolation phase bus duct medium and low voltage circuit breakers and disconnect switches with their trip units digital protective relays switchgear switchboards load or power centers motor control centers lighting and power service panels cable and wire building and containment penetrations conduit ducts raceway tray grounding lightning and cathodic protection motors adjustable speed drives batteries chargers inverters uninterruptible power supplies contactors switches relays etc.
• Perform lead or manage design and related technical scope thru progression of; front end engineering design (FEED) Conceptual Preliminary or Intermediate Detailed or Final Design.
• Apply electrical circuit and electromagnetic theory mathematical modeling and simulation to EPDS including; power flow balance across modes of operation setting of boundaries optimization coordination within and across voltage levels and understanding complex systems of systems.
• Prepare and maintain using datacentric digital tools with rigorous requirements change control and configuration management:
  • Static documents reports specs databases of; functions sizing calculations equipment and instrument characteristics and configurations electrical and heat loads physical layout placement in rooms buildings structures
  • Static diagrams or drawings functional block one line three line relay coordination electrical schematic interconnection wiring etc.
  • Dynamic physics based simulation and analysis e.g.; ETAP models.
• Collaborate with other Disciplines to define and achieve functional performance reliability availability maintainability inspectability (RAMI) goals using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) and similar techniques.
• Lead or support nuclear regulatory certification or licensing document preparation
• Support preparation of procurement packages for Architect Engineer (A/E) suppliers implementation of systems and components design to requirements including; function performance design assurance qualification environmental seismic regulatory and standards compliance human factors safety hazards reliability cyber security etc.
• Perform detailed oversight review and verification of deliverables from suppliers to ensure their; adequacy accuracy completeness and compliance with requirements.
• Lead technical optioneering or tradeoff and assessment studies root cause analyses design reviews etc.
• Ensure work products are onspec budget and schedule.
• Provide technical mentoring guidance and oversight with balanced respectful mindset as well as staff competency qualification assessments.
• Champion knowledge capture and transfer (KC&T) Lessons Learned Best Practices Design Guides use of digital engineering tools etc.
• Write and contribute to technical papers awards and patents Participate in industry groups.
• Support work planning scheduling and resource staffing assignments.
• Establish productive working relationships with; Engineering Product and Project Management support functions and external suppliers.
• Deliver with integrity safety and security quality then output at cost Champion nuclear culture.
• Support LEAN Design To Cost (DTC) Value Engineering (VE) etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering for Electrical Mechanical Nuclear Physics Chemistry Mathematics or equivalent year technical degree.
• 10 year experience in heavy and high reliability industries such as; nuclear power process marine oil & gas military etc. design requirements specifications documentation and related detailed design artifacts including procurement packages using digital tools such as; drawings databases tabular lists covering functions algorithms set points equipment and instrument characteristics and configurations electrical and heat loads physical equipment layout.
• 10 year experience using either:
  • IEEE Std 666 C37.06 C50.10 C50.13 C57.13 C62.23 and NFPA 780
    OR
    
  • IEC Std 62855 Nuclear power plants Electrical power systems Electrical power systems analysis and supporting IEC 60034 thru 62305 series.
• 10 years application engineering or field installation with heavy electrical equipment and components thereof including selection sizing and analysis calculations modeling and simulation and qualification environmental seismic embedded digital to diverse industry standards (e.g.; IEEE IEC ASME).
• 10 year experience with excellent PC as well as productivity software e.g.; Word Excel PowerPoint Access Project Visio and computer aided design (CAD) e.g.; 2D AutoCAD or 3D Inventor.
• 7 year experience using digital tools preparing dynamic or transient physics based modeling simulation analysis ETAP of electrical systems.
• Professional Engineering Designation in Ontario

Desired Characteristics:

• Master in Engineering for Electrical Mechanical Nuclear Physics Chemistry Mathematics or equivalent year technical degree.
• Professional Engineer (PE) National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) or equivalent.
• PMI/PMP certified.
• Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) certified.
• Experience with equipment qualification environmental seismic embedded digital testing to diverse industry standards e.g.; IEEE IEC ASME.
• Experience using modern digital engineering collaboration and design tools such as:
  • Content creation e.g.; Confluence/Atlassian
  • Requirements management e.g.; DOORSNextGen/IBM
  • Diagram and drawing e.g.; Visio/Microsoft AutoCAD/Autodesk
  • Design and analysis simulation e.g.; Easy5/MSC SimulinkMATLAB/MathWorks Mathcad/PTC 3KeyMaster/WSC ETAP SKM
  • Change configuration document and bill of material (BOM) management e.g.; ENOVIA/DSystemes.
• Clear thinker detail oriented insightful quantitative results oriented Able to make reasoned sound and timely decisions.
• Exceptional technical writing.
• Strong verbal communication and facilitating skills for technical and business audiences.
• Able and willing to take ownership and responsibility for scoping planning prioritizing scheduling budgeting action tracking monitoring corrective actions reporting etc.
• Selfstarter with energy and positive CanDo attitude.
• Proven track record of producing quality deliverables on specification budget and schedule in a fast passed environment.
• Team player with cross discipline and matrixed functional skills and experience.
• Able to handle multiple concurrent assignments and priorities.
• Adaptive with continuous learning and improvement mindset with an ability to identify influence and implement better ways to do an activity or process.
• Working knowledge skill and experience using Agile or LEAN define measure analyze improve control (DMAIC) design for six sigma (DFSS) design for reliability (DFR) failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) and design to cost (DTC).

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws which mandate all citizenships (including dual citizenships) be from the U.S. Department of Energys List of Generally Authorized Countries 10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A which includes Canada and can be found here: unless a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy is obtained or unless you are a U.S. citizen U.S. national U.S. permanent resident or protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)3. More information can be found here: https:// must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.

Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context Indigenous people are First Nations Mtis and/or Inuit

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