Instrumentation Control Engineer I II
Instrumentation Control Engineer I II
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Job Description
Overview
Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL) a Planned Systems International (PSI) company is hiring for a Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Engineer in Richland WA.
This position will support NavarroATL. NavarroATL is located in Richland WA and operates manages and maintains the 222S Laboratory Complex for the Department of Energy. NavarroATL members are Navarro Research and Engineering Inc. (Oak Ridge TN) and Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International (Gaithersburg MD).
Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities
I&C Engineers will work within a team of engineers responsible for the maintenance of industrial control systems (ICS) at the 222S Laboratory complex on the Hanford site. ICS support the safe and reliable operation of an analytical services laboratory handling radioactive materials in support of the Hanford mission. ICS include mission critical ventilation control system standalone PLC applications local area network for analytical instrumentation and applications for data retrieval from etools.
The I&C Engineer will provide hardware maintenance and development software support services and technical assistance for all process control systems programmable logic controllers related digital equipment instrumentation and site industrial control systems. Analysis and diagnosis of system related problems including system design and failure analysis and provide recommendation for solutions where appropriate. Provide subject matter expertise (SME) and analysis regarding the design functionality and performance of industrial control systems critical to site operations.
The successful candidate will report to the Monitoring & Controls Systems Engineering Manager whose team have direct responsibility for responding to Analytical and Operations organizations relying on control systems and networks for continued operations.
- Implement activities to ensure the functionality of process design business and security related industrial control systems.
- Conduct complex fault and design analyses failure evaluation and resolution and monitor trending data for assigned system.
- Draft operating procedures including preventative and routine service schedules.
- Maintain software quality assurance documentation relating to system maintenance and development.
- Provide technical direction for internal and external parties and perform technical review of work packages to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Recommend and develop changes to system design and upgrade efforts.
- Lead small to moderate sized projects by establishing tasks priorities milestones cost estimates and schedules and communicating the status to the project manager and customer.
- Support development of strategic plan and policies for implementation of industrial control systems and automation.
- Develop test criteria and conduct functional testing of online offline and new industrial control systems.
- Identify evaluate and expedite procurement of industrial control systems components and peripherals.
- Draft Statements of Work for service agreements and vendor support.
- Provide technical guidance and leadership to lesser experienced employees.
- Maintain software quality assurance program compliant with ASME NQA1 subpart 2.7 to support software lifecycle activities on each ICS.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering or other related technical field.
- 710 years directly related ICS experience including software quality assurance.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with nuclear applications with emphasis on instruments and controls.
- Knowledge of current development and trends and ability to interpret IEEE Standards & NFPA Requirements.
- Familiarity with process and control system platforms including modification to the control system hardware and software communications systems (including wireless) and development and testing systems.
- Control systems testing experience including preparation of test procedures and completion of test reports.
- Working knowledge of ICS platforms including Johnson Controls Schneider Electric/Modicon and AllenBradley.
- Working knowledge of industrial control system networks/local area networks.
- Working knowledge of software development in any of these: C# .NET C JavaScript Microsoft MVC SQL etc.
- Experience in application of DOE O 205.1C and NIST SP 80053 (cyber security).
- A Hanford Engineering Qualification.
- Working knowledge of SmartPlant Foundation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation
Grade 18: $104175 $131425
Grade 20: $126025 $158875
The grade level offered to the selected candidate will be based on business needs and the candidates education training and/or relevant experience.
Company Benefits
PSI offers fulltime benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave and options for employer sponsored group medical dental vision shortterm and longterm disability life insurance AD&D coverage legal services identity theft and accident insurance. Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pretax savings for qualified medical dental and vision expenses. The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested. We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses certifications and tuition reimbursement programs.
EEO Commitment
It is company policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions including but not limited to recruiting hiring training promotion compensation benefits and termination are made without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation pregnancy gender identity genetic information national origin citizenship status veteran status protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact Human Resources by emailing or by dialing.
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