Automated Tooling Field Engineer
Job Summary
The In-Vessel UT (IVUT) Field Engineer provides technical direction and oversight of Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) activities on nuclear power plant inspection projects. This role involves leading work teams, preparing automated tooling for outages, and performing inspections at global customer sites. The position requires a high degree of technical aptitude and the ability to work in specialized, high-stress nuclear environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate NDE project activities and work teams.
- Prepare and maintain automated tooling for nuclear inspections.
- Perform In-Vessel UT inspections at global customer sites.
- Improve inspection tooling, procedures, and NDE techniques.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical field.
- Experience with automated or robotic tooling design/operation.
- Proficiency in Inventor.
- Strong leadership and project management skills.
- Ability to work in radiation-controlled environments.
Job Details
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible to support planning of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) project schedule and delivery and provide task leadership, technical direction, work coordination and supervision of work teams composed of GVH and contingent worker personnel.
- Communicate with customers and supervise of up to 15 contractors and co-workers.
- Prepare automated tooling and equipment prior to nuclear power plant outage inspections.
- Perform In-Vessel UT inspection activities at nuclear customer sites.
- Evaluating and documenting performance issues at inspections and working in the off season to improve the tooling and procedures to correct the issues identified.
- Participate in the development of new NDE techniques and tooling improvements.
- Support business activities including inspection tooling and technique development, Commercial Operations and Planning & Staffing and Training.
- Perform duties and complete assignments while maintaining GVH standards for integrity, safety and quality.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical field from accredited college or university.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% to domestically and internationally plant sites.
- Ability and willingness to relocate to Wilmington, NC.
- This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to climb 10 flights of stairs twice per day.
- Ability to pass respirator fit test and physical.
- Ability to pass Fitness for Duty requirements and site security requirements to obtain unescorted access.
- Ability to work under high stress conditions.
- Ability and willingness to work in radiation-controlled and radioactively contaminated areas.
- Ability and willingness to work 12 hrs./day and 7 days/week when needed for project delivery.
Desired Characteristics:
- Experience designing, operating, and maintaining automated or robotic tooling.
- Experience with Inventor
- Strong mechanical aptitude and experience performing mechanical repairs and maintenance.
- Demonstrated leadership of field teams working at customer sites
- Knowledge of GVH products, processes, customers, markets and competition
- Familiarity with RFF activities, primarily NDE automated inspections.
- Strong Communication Skills and Customer Centric Attitude
- Proven leadership capabilities with ability to motivate others and achieve results.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Established project management skills.