Senior Technical Engineer​/Officer - Mechanical Engineering

Senior Technical Engineer/Officer - Mechanical Engineering
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Senior Engineer / Technical Officer - Mechanical Engineering.

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Salary Range: $1,664.34 - $2,622.59 per week

Base

Location:

1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8W8

Shift: Days

Travel Required:

10%

Job Overview
Reporting to the Manager, DNNP Owners Engineering, this position is responsible for the following.

Key Accountabilities

Serve as the System Responsible Engineer for the turbine-generator and associated auxiliary systems through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and early operation of the BWRX-300 plant.

Provide technical oversight of steam turbine, generator, excitation, lubrication and seal-oil, gland sealing, moisture separation and reheating, condenser, vacuum, and related balance-of-plant interfaces.

Review and accept vendor calculations, specifications, drawings, equipment data, control philosophies, operating transients, and performance guarantees for compliance with project requirements, applicable codes and standards, and plant design basis.

Manage mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control, civil, piping, and plant-system interfaces affecting turbine-generator performance, operability, maintainability, and reliability.

Apply power-plant turbine-generator experience to evaluate rotor dynamics, vibration, alignment, thermal expansion, overspeed protection, synchronization, load rejection, generator cooling, and condition-monitoring requirements.

Support equipment manufacturing surveillance, constructability reviews, installation, preservation, inspection, and resolution of field changes, non-conformances, and technical queries.

Develop and review commissioning plans and test procedures, and provide technical leadership during flushing, rolling, synchronization, loading, overspeed, vibration, and performance testing.

Lead troubleshooting and root-cause evaluations for turbine-generator issues, assess equipment health and operational risk, and recommend corrective actions that improve availability and equipment life.

Collaborate within the Integrated Project Delivery model and act as the technical liaison among project execution, Owner's Engineering, suppliers, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance teams.

Maintain system design, configuration, requirements, equipment, test, and turnover records using project information-management tools and models.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university; a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering, or a related discipline is considered an asset.

Minimum of 8 years of progressive engineering experience in power generation, including direct experience with large steam turbine-generators and associated auxiliary systems in nuclear, thermal, or combined-cycle power plants.

Must be a fully licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, or be eligible to obtain licensure in Ontario.

Demonstrated knowledge of steam turbines, generators, excitation, lubrication and seal-oil systems, gland sealing, condenser and vacuum systems, moisture…