What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Human Factors Engineer position at Business Integra Inc?
Role Title: Technical Nuclear Human Factors Engineer
Duration: 18 months
Work Mode: Remote
Client: Nuclear Power Plant
Role Summary / Purpose:
- The Technical Nuclear Human Factors Engineer provides technical guidance on near-term and longer-range projects in the area of Nuclear Human Factors Engineering regarding human performance capabilities and limitations as well as applicable human factors design and evaluation practices, principles, guidelines, and standards.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree of Science in Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Human Factors Psychology, Applied Psychology, or equivalent 4-year degree in a technical discipline.
- Minimum 4 years of nuclear Human Factors experience
Essential Responsibilities:
- Knowledge of the human factors engineering process.
- Knowledge of nuclear plant operations and nuclear regulatory processes.
- Ability to determine the requirements for the displays, controls, and other job support aids needed to accomplish functions.
- Ability to translate requirements into controls, displays, software & hardware for monitoring, control, and protection functions for various plant systems and operating modes.
- Ability to review, test and validate human-system interfaces using a simulator and plant operating, surveillance, and emergency procedures.
- Ability to incorporate design requirements into analyses and design documents.
- Support the development of normal, abnormal, emergency operating procedures, alarm response procedures, surveillance procedures and operator training programs.
- Support Nuclear Power Plant quality requirements, including participation in design reviews and the initiation of and responding to Corrective Actions.
- Provide on-time, quality delivery of engineering documentation in accordance with contract requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines.
Additional Desired Characteristics:
- M.S. or PhD Degree in Human Factors Engineering or related Discipline or equivalent.
- Registered Professional Engineer in the United States.
- Experience with procedure writing, training, or surveillance test execution.
- Experience with alarm system design, alarm rationalization, and alarm prioritization.
- Experience with NRC and INPO Operator Training Guidelines.
- Experience with NRC Regulatory Guide 0711 or 0711 site implementation and reviews.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; communicates messages clearly and concisely.
- Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements, design, and description documents.
- Clear and demonstrated understanding of nuclear industry.
- PPA Procedure Writer’s Certification
