Controls Engineer IV

Hybrid: In office 2 weeks per quarter
Schedule: 8am - 5pm core hours 9am - 3pm EST
Wilmington NC
Role Summary / Purpose




Perform range of activities to design and development utilizing the Mark* VIe DCS CIMPLICITY HMI Development Siemens S7 PLC and/or the Bosch Rexroth motor controller for both safety class and non-safety-related class systems in nuclear power plants. Deliverables include: hardware identification and testing controls cabinet design network definitions HMI development application programming or software design simulation modeling V&V to requirements PLM and CLM activities and wide variety of internal and external project documentation. Work performed compliant with GEH QAP including associated procedures work instructions guides etc. or Suppliers audited to be equivalent.

This role has an associated important scope which is to participate in and support various types of systems software requirements management design programming test and documentation.














Essential Responsibilities




Fully competent as a practitioner in all aspects of control and monitoring systems comprised of power plant fluidic mechanical and electric systems with their associated rotating equipment including the application software hardware and data communications and networks. Solid understanding of diverse BOP systems as well as their interface to the prime energy source power conversion auxiliary systems and Yard.

Work inclusively in team led by Technical Project Engineer / Technical Lead (TPE/TL) Principal and Consulting Engineer Engineering Manager Project Engineers (PE) and Project Manager (PM) in design development validation documentation and commissioning of control system solutions.

Coordinate with TPE/TL PE and PM as well as customer for design inputs scope engineering labor budget Hours and schedule management.

Prepare key documentation such as; Design Input Request (DIR) System Design Descriptions (SDD) Input/Output (I/O) Lists Logic Diagram (LD) as well as Verification and Validation (V&V) or test plans procedures and reports technical assessment optioneering or trade-off study reports etc.

Develop DCS hardware configurations and software applications using the approved design and requisition software based tools; ToolBoxST ControlST CIMPLICITY ActivePoint UX HMI Library Network Topology Configurator Network Monitor ST VMWare ACME Neptune Easy5 A274 Compliance Validator PLM etc.

Interface with third party equipment using applicable data communication protocols e.g.; OPC HART FFB Modbus Profibus IEC.

Provide leadership for assuring design execution in agreement with requirements appropriate features and functions robustness to diverse conditions reliability standards conformance regulatory guidance etc.

Drive an Agile LEAN or FastWorks style approach and provide constructive inputs driving continuous improvement deliverable quality and productivity improvements.













Qualifications / Requirements





Bachelors Degree in Electrical Mechanical Chemical Nuclear Computer Science or Technology Engineering or equivalent technical degree with 15 years industry related controls experience
7 year experience with architecture design software programming and implementation of DI&C protection and monitoring systems in nuclear power plant fuel manufacturing or test facilities.
5 year experience with architecting developing or preparing or writing implementing and using detailed and structured plans procedures work instructions guides templates checklists etc. for digital systems hardware and software development lifecycle for computer based safety instrumented systems (SIS) in the nuclear power process marine medical pharmaceutical aerospace military national energy laboratory or related life safety related industries.
5 year experience with diverse digital computer based systems hardware and software technology stacks such as
Software; real time operating systems (RTOS) drivers or utilities application specific programs realized in custom software firmware or blockware and
Tools; compliers programming language specific code convention or standards checkers cyber security scanners or configurators.
5 year experience with various digital safety systems architectures used to define a specific implementing platform from an OEM - GE Mark*VIe / GE Mark*VIeS and CIMPLICITY preferred
5 year experience using Microsoft Office including Visio at an expert level.
5 year experience with technical writing with focus on plans procedure and guides as well as requirements and design specifications.
Strong analytical organizational and problem solving skills in a complex environment.
Excellent communication documentation and presentation skills written graphical and verbal.
Strong interpersonal skills collaborative mindset and ability to work in a creative diverse dynamic team environment.














Additional Desired Characteristics

Required Skills:

PROGRAMMINGVMWARELOAD BALANCINGLEAN