I&C Engineer

US ITER is seeking an experienced I&C engineer that will be responsible for leading the design and development. In this role you interact with and guide Mechanical Engineering, System Engineering and multi-disciplinary Analysis Teams to realize optimal design solutions in compliance with ITER requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work with I&C and mechanical engineers, designers and analysts on development of detailed design.
• Check and back-check drawings and documents produced by designers or other engineers.
• Support the design of Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&IDs).
• Develop panel wiring and interconnect cabling designs.
• Design panel layouts and perform enclosure cooling calculations.
• Produce control system input/output and instrumentation lists.
• Design power distribution single line diagrams.
• Develop control strategies and state transition diagrams.
• Write control system hardware descriptions including control requirements, functional specifications, and control system architecture descriptions.
• Write control software requirements specifications and control software design descriptions.
• Specify PLC systems.
• Specify vacuum gauges and controllers.
• Write procedures and participate in qualification of instrumentation for high magnetic field areas, EMI/EMC testing, gamma and neutron radiation testing, etc.
• Work with ORNL analysts to determine proper magnetic shielding of instrumentation.
• Write factory acceptance test procedures.
• Write statements of work for I&C design and fabrication.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills willing to take lead role.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Nuclear or Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of both I&C engineering design and hands-on experience, including the following:

• P&ID preparation
• PLC system design
• Enclosure design
• Cable design
• Control software design

• Knowledge of I&C engineering and design practices including drawings, specifications, and codes.

• Experienced in development of state transition diagrams, electrical load lists, and wiring diagrams.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically as required.
• Excellent writing skills to be able to write coherent design documents.
• Must be a self-starter able to work both independently and in a team.
• Proficient in use of office automation tools, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ITER project.
• Previous large-scale plant design experience.
• Experience with PLC architecture design, programming, test and validation.
• I&C design experience with the following:

• Vacuum system pumping and gauging
• Cable/harness design
• SEE Electrical Expert or similar CAD electrical design software
• IEC standards and CE-compliance
• Siemens S7 PLC and/or EPICS programming