What are the responsibilities and job description for the I&C Engineer position at Strategic Management Solutions, LLC.?
SMSI provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients. SMSI has grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones.
SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Job Summary:
SMSI is seeking an experienced I&C engineer to support ITER that will be responsible for leading the design and development. In this role you will interact with and guide Mechanical Engineering, System Engineering and multi-disciplinary Analysis Teams to realize optimal design solutions in compliance with ITER requirements.
Responsibilities/ Abilities:
- 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.
Requirements:
- 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.
- U.S. Citizenship
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Nuclear or Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
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
