Senior Engineer - Plant Electrical Systems Design (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Responsible for Plant Electrical Systems design activities that support:

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

Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrates accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks. 
• Provide technical guidance and leadership, oversee project scheduling and resource planning, develop talent through mentorship, and act as the point-of-contact between your engineering team and both internal and external customers.
• Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for EPDS.
• Apply electrical circuit and electro-magnetic theory, mathematical modeling, and simulation to design electrical systems with desired behaviors including power flow balance across modes of operation, setting of boundaries, optimization, coordination within and across voltage levels, and understanding complex systems of systems.
• Prepare EPDS designs for AC and DC electric systems, components, and equipment such as main generator plus unit and reserve auxiliary transformers with their interface to distribution and transmission grid, isolation phase bus duct, medium, and low voltage circuit breakers and disconnect switches with their trip units, digital protective relays, switchgear, switchboards, load or power centers, motor control centers, lighting and power service panels, cable and wire, building and containment penetrations, conduit, ducts, raceway, tray, grounding, lightning, and cathodic protection, motors, adjustable speed drives, batteries, chargers, inverters, uninterruptible power supplies, contactors, switches, relays, etc.
• Perform or lead design and related technical scope thru progression of; front end engineering design (FEED), Conceptual, Preliminary or Intermediate, Detailed or Final Design.
• Prepare and maintain using data-centric digital tools with rigorous requirements, change control, and configuration management:
• Static documents or reports, specifications, databases, tabular lists of functions, sizing calculations, equipment and instrument characteristics and configurations, electrical and heat loads, physical layout or placement in rooms, buildings, structures, etc.
  • Static diagrams or drawings of context or functional block, one or single line, three-line, relay coordination, electrical schematic, inter-connection wiring, etc.
  • Dynamic physics based and electrical simulation design and analysis [e.g., ETAP] models.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to define and achieve functional, performance, reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) goals using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), probabilistic risk analysis (PRA), and related modern techniques.
• Lead or support nuclear regulatory certification or licensing, procurement packages and hand-off to suppliers for implementation of systems and components requirements including function, performance, design assurance, qualification [environmental, seismic], regulatory and standards compliance, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber security, etc.
• Collaborate with and provide oversight of suppliers thru procurement and construction to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including factory acceptance, site acceptance, pre-operational, and start-up tests including inspection, test, or analysis and acceptance criteria thru commercial operations date.
• Establish productive working relationships with product and project management, support functions, Architect Engineer (A/E), Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) partner(s), and suppliers.
• Perform detailed oversight, review, and verification of deliverables from suppliers to ensure their adequacy, accuracy, completeness, and compliance with requirements.
• Perform optioneering or trade-off studies for technical, risk, and cost optimization.
• Prepare detailed work plans covering scope, labor budget, and schedule.
• Ensure deliverables are on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule.
• Support LEAN, continuous process improvement, and cost-out programs.
• Provide leadership and mentoring in a team environment to deliver with integrity, safety and security, quality, then output – Champion nuclear culture.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in heavy and high reliability industries such as; nuclear, power, process, marine, oil & gas, military, etc. design requirements, specifications, documentation, and related detailed design artifacts including procurement packages using digital tools such as; drawings, databases, tabular lists covering functions, algorithms, set points, equipment and instrument characteristics and configurations, electrical and heat loads, physical equipment layout.
• Minimum 10 years of experience using either:
• IEEE Std 80, 81, 115, 242, 308, 317, 323, 338, 344, 379, 384, 450, 484, 485, 603, 665, 666, 741, 765, 1050, C37.06, C50.10, C50.13, C57.13, C62.23 and NFPA 780
  -OR-
• IEC Std 62855, Nuclear power plants – Electrical power systems – Electrical power systems analysis and supporting IEC 60034 thru 62305 series.
• Minimum 10 years of application engineering or field installation with heavy electrical equipment and components including selection, sizing and analysis calculations, modeling and simulation, and qualification [environmental, seismic, embedded digital] to diverse industry standards (e.g., IEEE, IEC, ASME)
• Minimum 10 years of experience with computer aided design (CAD) [e.g., 2D AutoCAD or 3D Inventor].
• Minimum 7 years of experience using digital tools preparing dynamic or transient physics-based modeling, simulation, analysis [ETAP] of electrical systems.

Eligibility Requirements:

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering for Electrical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or equivalent year technical degree.
• Professional Engineer (PE) – National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) or equivalent.
• PMI/PMP certified.
• Experience with equipment qualification [environmental, seismic, embedded digital] testing to diverse industry standards [e.g., IEEE, IEC, ASME].
• Experience using modern digital engineering collaboration and design tools such as:
• Content creation [e.g., Confluence/Atlassian],
• Requirements management [e.g., DOORS-NextGen/IBM],
• Diagram and drawing [e.g., Visio/Microsoft, AutoCAD/Autodesk],
• Design and analysis simulation [e.g., Easy5/MSC, Simulink-MATLAB/MathWorks, Mathcad/PTC, 3KeyMaster/WSC, ETAP, SKM],
• Change, configuration, document, and bill of material (BOM) management [e.g., ENOVIA/Dassault-Systems].
• Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, results oriented – Able to make reasoned, sound, and timely decisions.
• Exceptional technical writing.
• Strong verbal communication and facilitating skills for technical and business audiences.
• Able and willing to take ownership and responsibility for scoping, planning, prioritizing, scheduling, budgeting, action tracking, monitoring, corrective actions, reporting, etc.
• Self-starter with energy and positive “Can-Do” attitude – Proven track record of producing quality deliverables on specification, budget, and schedule in a fast passed environment.
• Team player with cross- discipline and matrixed functional skills and experience.
• Able to handle multiple concurrent assignments and priorities.
• Adaptive with continuous learning and improvement “mindset” with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process.
• Working knowledge, skill, and experience using Agile or LEAN, define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC), design for six sigma (DFSS), design for reliability (DFR), failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), and design to cost (DTC).
• Relocation to Wilmington, NC is strongly desired.

The base pay range for this position is $112k-160k. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for bonuses, such as a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity. This position is expected to close on 6/30/2024.

The company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120%, or 130% of salary in certain areas.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401 (k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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