Engineer - Integrated Plant Design

Summary
The Engineer performs a key role within GE Hitachi’s Plant Systems Integration teams which focus on development of new advanced nuclear reactor projects (SMR and SFR). You will be responsible for engineering design support within a team environment, working with other disciplines, project/product stakeholders, partner organizations and suppliers to advance plant conceptual and detailed design and successfully deliver a new plants project. You will be part of a large team working on integrating and coordinating multi-discipline activities to support the design of safe and economically superior reactor designs by employing a balance of cutting edge and proven technologies and will be responsible for development and implementation of licensing and technical requirements along with the associated work processes for advanced work in new nuclear plants.

Responsible For Plant Integration Engineering (PIE) Activities That Support

• Gen-IV reactor technologies including Natrium and ARC sodium fast reactors (SFRs).
• GE's BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and/or

Roles And Responsibilities

• Conducts component and system integration with overall new nuclear plant design. All activities that span multiple components and systems that are concerned with how to integrate for maximum performance, operability, and design to cost.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Manages interface between systems, components, and project/product management organizations.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how your area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• Perform identification of verification and validation (V&V) requirements at the plant, system, and component level.
• Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics from an accredited university or college.

Eligibility Requirements

• Relocation to Markham, ON is required.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong knowledge of plant operations, licensing and design bases, transient and accident analysis.
• Commercial nuclear engineering experience in multiple capacities including Design, Licensing, PRA, and/or Systems -OR- shipyard nuclear systems engineering experience.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Masters or PhD in Engineering (Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil).
• Experience with Nuclear Island, Turbine Island and BOP plant systems and with the associated safety analyses design bases.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Plant experience in multiple capacities including on-shift, outage prep, work control, and/or training.
• Experience working in a nuclear power plant strongly desired.

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 be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A); otherwise a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy will be required. More information can be found here:  https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810 .  

You 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.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes