Job Title: I&C Test Engineer
Location: Mineral, VA (North Anna Power Station)
Duration: 11+ months (good chance for extension)
Openings: 4
Rate: $80 – $85/hr
Per Diem: $100/day
Schedule: 4-10s (could do 5-8s if preferred)
Must Have: Hardware and software I&C test experience
HIGH LEVEL PROJECT OVERVIEW
An Instrumentation and Control (I&C)/Electrical Test Engineer is needed to support the major Digital modernization program for the Virginia nuclear power fleet (Surry and North Anna Power Stations). The Digital I&C project is a 10+ year effort as part of Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) to upgrade safety and non-safety-related analog systems to digital and transform the main control room to flat panel displays and controls.
PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Preferred experience with Ovation or Emerson hardware and control builder software;
- Preferred current knowledge of nuclear testing practices and principles;
- Preferred College/University degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering;
- Preferred active or prior Nuclear Test Engineering Qualifications at an operating nuclear power facility
Responsibilities include:
- Work with application specific engineering team to gain understanding for different system functions and system requirements
- Review and Approve Software-in-loop test plans developed by equipment vendor
- Review and Approve Factory acceptance test plans developed by equipment vendor
- Review and gain a thorough understanding of Application requirements as driven by design specifications, regulatory requirements, and software/hardware requirements assisted by the requirements lead engineer
- Development of Site Acceptance Test Plans
- Development of Site Acceptance Test Procedures with detailed test instructions based on the Test Plan’s strategy
- Development of Post installation test procedures
- Support and represent the owner for execution of Software-in-loop testing at vendor facility
- Support and represent the owner for execution of Factory Acceptance testing at vendor facility
- Lead the execution of Site Acceptance testing
- Support the owner for installation of the new digital equipment
- Lead the execution of the post-installation testing to operations turnover
- Ability to report activity status and communicate with all levels of owner/leadership
- Perform Hand over Hand Installation wire verifications
- Perform Voltage checks utilizing Multi-Meter
- Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience