Our client is seeking a Digital I&C Engineer to work within their company located in Mineral, VA for a 1-year assignment.
Must Haves:
- Nuclear Standard Design Quals (REQUIRED)
- Candidates with utility side design quals, from utilities that have INPO accredited Training and Qualification programs.
- Accountability for schedule and technical quality of engineering tasks with client expectations, scope, budget, and schedule.
- Provide on-site assistance during design, planning, and construction of digital control system upgrades
- Provide decision making support for all aspects of the process control, instrumentation, and automation upgrade projects
- Control panel design, including power and environmental considerations
- Knowledge of instrumentation including temperature, pressure, flow, and analytical instrumentation. Understand the principles of operations, terminology, safety considerations, and applications for common analytical instruments
- Knowledge of control valves including valve sizing, positioner selection, and integration into DCS
- Experience with HART devices
- Experience with virtualized server architectures
- Familiarity with NEI 08-09 Cyber Security controls and software tools to implement them
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Forward thinking, eager to learn best practices, and contribute with innovative ideas
- Displayed ability to learn quickly and driven to broaden knowledge base
- Experience with Industrial Control Systems such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and/or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems and associated control system devices, computers, communications, and networks;
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with power generation Industrial Control Systems and skills in the use of advanced control techniques;
- In-depth knowledge of industry advances in control system monitoring, testing and analysis of control equipment; and controls theory;
- Knowledge and experience of power plant controls, steam turbine control systems, combustion turbine control systems, balance of plant control systems;
- Knowledge and experience of electrical and electronics theory;
- Strong technical leadership skills and strong verbal/written communication skills;
- Computer packaged software skills
- 6+ years of directly related Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) experience working on power plants or related heavy industrial applications.
- An Engineering Degree from and ABET Accredited Institution