Principal Engineer-Nuclear

Overview

As a Principal Engineer - Nuclear you will be taking on a new challenge in guiding the formation of a new team at ATS Industrial Automation, USA. You will be responsible for providing engineering solutions for nuclear projects for new builds, maintenance and decommissioning. You will be working with world-class industry-known experts establishing local design expertise, working with others to drive and establish a nuclear QA program, collaborating with the global ATS nuclear teams, and leading the development of innovative solutions for complex nuclear and industrial automation projects.

You will work with a cross-functional team responsible for engineering solutions for industrial automation and nuclear projects by learning and applying cutting edge technology. You will have the opportunity to lead and architect automated tooling in the nuclear industry.

With 20+ Years of experience bringing automation to nuclear projects, ATS Industrial Automation is expanding the capabilities of its existing nuclear division into the US. ATS provides world-leading automation tooling to the nuclear energy sector for new reactor builds, refurbishment, operations and maintenance.

• Technical Leadership and Subject Matter Expertise:
  Provides Subject Matter Expert oversight and opinion to support ATS’s business in key focus areas for nuclear (e.g., SMRs, PWRs, Fuel Fabrication).
• Technical leadership to lead the development of successful approaches to critical problems and broad design issues using knowledge of company and/or industry technologies.
• Participate and, where needed, lead the development of innovative programs to meet nuclear industry demand.
• Engineering Direction and Support:
  Provide technical direction, advice, and guidance to the engineering/design departments.
• Provide engineering support to solve problems and advance innovation including providing conceptual and detail designs, performing calculations and analysis, providing evaluation, and defining and participating in testing.
• Coordinate with other disciplines as needed to solve equipment problems.
• Project and Proposal Development:
  Support nuclear projects by participating in design reviews and providing solutions to complex problems.
• Support Applications Engineering to prepare concepts for new proposals.
• Prepare concept designs and assemble preliminary pricing for critical proposals.
• Work with project managers to drive successful completion of the work to meet design requirements and maintain cost and schedule.
• Innovation and Strategic Partnerships:
  Support internal and customer-driven innovations by participating in engineering, conceptual design, development, and testing.
• Assess new technology to meet anticipated customer requirements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with strategic third-party suppliers to develop next-generation tools and products.
• Quality, Compliance, and Customer Engagement:
  Ensure proper interpretation of industry standards and regulatory requirements; ensure design and engineering procedures comply with industry-specific regulatory requirements; translate quality objectives into policies and protocols.
• Define the framework for the Engineering team to instill excellence in quality by design; assess engineering processes for continuous improvement.
• Support Sales and Applications executives on key accounts to ensure mutual agreement and understanding between ATS and its customers; interface with key customer account executives to build relationships and partnerships.
• Strictly follow NQA-1 Quality requirements as defined within the manual and procedures.
• Lead and guide the team on export control requirements for sensitive information.
• Ensure all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Physics, Engineering Science, Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent. A professional engineering license.
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of experience in nuclear automated tooling design, development and qualifications of automated systems, custom…