Senior Engineer Plant Design
Job Summary
The Senior Engineer plays a key leadership role within GE Hitachi's Plant Systems Integration teams, focusing on the development of new advanced nuclear reactor projects. You will be responsible for engineering design support, coordinating multi-discipline activities to ensure safe and efficient reactor designs. This role involves managing technical requirements, licensing processes, and cross-functional team interfaces to deliver high-quality plant designs.
Responsibilities
- Lead Plant Integration Engineering (PIE) activities for BWRX-300 reactors
- Oversee technical accuracy, project scheduling, and resource planning
- Manage system/component integration and design requirements
- Drive verification and validation (V&V) processes at all levels
- Act as a technical mentor and point-of-contact for cross-functional teams
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics
- 8+ years of professional engineering experience
- Knowledge of nuclear plant systems and safety analysis
- Requirements management (e.g., DOORS)
- Strong leadership and communication skills
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks.
- Provide technical guidance, oversee project scheduling and resource planning, and develop talent through mentorship.
- Conducts component and system integration with overall new nuclear plant design to ensure maximum performance, operability, and design to cost.
- Manages product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow down.
- Drive the identification of verification and validation (V&V) requirements at the plant, system, and component level.
- Responsible for defining plant-level design requirements for systems, components, subcontractors, and partner teams.
- Manages interfaces between systems, components, and project/product management organizations.
- Serves as a best practice and quality resource, contributing to strategy and policy development.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in an engineering capacity.
- This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information; final offers will be contingent on authorization to access this information from the U.S. Government.
Desired Characteristics:
- Masters or PhD in Engineering (Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil).
- Experience with Nuclear Island, Turbine Island, and BOP plant systems and associated safety analyses.
- Experience as a Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) at a nuclear power plant.
- 10+ years of commercial or shipyard nuclear engineering experience in Design, Licensing, PRA, or Systems.
- Requirements Management experience using DOORS or similar tools.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
- Strong knowledge of plant operations, licensing, design bases, transient, and accident analysis.