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%

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

• 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.

• 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…