Instrumentation and Control Engineer
BWX Technologies
- Peterborough, ON
- $65,000-102,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepare elementary drawings/schematics, electrical assembly drawings, single line diagrams, equipment specifications, technical documents in compliance with applicable codes & standards.
- Liaise with personnel from various customer groups like design, operations, and maintenance to gather site-specific design information.
- Execute walk downs of various equipment in the plant.
- Prepare and present technical data to internal and external customers.
- Ensure designs comply with applicable company, technical, and regulatory standards.
- Participate in design reviews and customer review meetings, providing stakeholder and design input.
- Test execution/commissioning of complex equipment and systems.
- Review selection of components and equipment (e.g motors, cables, relays, junction boxes).
- Adhere to on-time/on-budget criteria associated with project commitments and customer success.
- Support the development and estimating of engineering proposals.
- Ensure that design support the development and estimating of engineering proposals.
- Ensure that design is done for manufacturability and complies with requirements.
- Support the development and estimating of engineering proposals.
- Key success factors are engineering and product excellence, effective design activity management, task/milestone completion on-time/on-budget, producing defect free designs, meeting your metrics, motivating a diverse team, managing and achieving results through influencing and setting of expectations/actions.
- Leading by example, assure compliance and adherence to processes (including internal Business Management System), industry codes and standards, quality systems, policies, and contractual requirements.
- Support process change through process enhancement, and technology introduction to achieve world-class product development and product deployment.
- Support customer relationships and ensure market alignment. This position requires interaction with external customers, subcontractors, and cross functional internal teams.
- May support proposal development and review including scope review, estimating as well as technical presentations to the customer.
- Helps to identify project risks, analyze solutions, and take decisive action to resolve issues and communicate these to the leadership team.
- Provide assurance of health and safety associated with the execution of all projects and activities.
- Short term travel may be required for the purpose of meeting with clients and stakeholders.
- B.A.Sc. in Electrical/Instrumentation & Control/Automation or related discipline Engineering.
- Holds or working towards a current PEO license.
- Typically requires 3 years' experience in design engineering in Nuclear, Aerospace, Transportation, Oil and Gas, Mining, or other highly regulated and process based design including but not limited to:
- Industrial automation technologies e.g. PLC, HMI, SCADA.
- Low voltage power distribution and control circuits (typically 600 V or less)
- Control and power relays
- Cabling, junction boxes and penetrations
- Motors and motor controls
- Valves (solenoid, pneumatic or motor actuated)
- Sensors and feedback controls/signal conditioning
- Demonstrated ability with supporting leadership on engineering projects over their complete EPC life cycles with little support.
- Exposure with a range of interdisciplinary activities; systems design, requirements development, interface design and testing.
- Experience working with and writing design documentation, including but not limited to:
- Assembly drawings
- Elementary/schematic drawings
- Connection wiring diagrams
- Component specifications
- Design requirements
- Commissioning requirements
- Test procedures
- Exposure to a broad range of interdisciplinary departments: mechanical, software design, systems engineering and manufacturing.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, understandable by a diverse audience.
- Creative problem-solving skills, outstanding analytical abilities, developing leadership skills and the ability to work in a team.
- Flexibility to work remotely on short-term customer site assignment.
- Most importantly…. creative and innovative thinkers!
- Experience with IBM DOORS.
- Experience in the CANDU Nuclear Industry.
- Familiarity with CSA Nuclear Codes and Standards.
- Strong communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.
- General understanding of Engineering Change Control (ECC) concepts for the nuclear industry or other industries.
- Ability to interface with project team members, vendors and customers to ensure scope and requirements of the project are understood, and to ensure the project is executed per the project schedule and budget.
- Ability to work on scheduled tasks independently and interface with other team members with varying functions (project managers, mechanical designers, software designers, etc.).
- Ability to navigate the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) and ensure designs comply to the CEC and other related standards.
- Project management and controls training; at minimum exposure working within these controls.
- Work within the growing and exciting nuclear industry as well as with talented and collaborative teams!
- Competitive salaries
- Employer-paid pension plan
- Profit sharing plan
- Bonus plan
- Competitive Health and Dental benefits
- Educational Refund Program
- Life insurance… and so much more!