Description:
Come join TFE, Inc. as an I&C Designer supporting the design and repurposing of the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) facility to the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF).
Who is TFE, Inc.? Founded in 1989, TFE, Inc. provides professional, technical, and administrative personnel and services in the U.S. nuclear energy complex and other commercial ventures. With over 150 employees and growing, we know our employees are the key to our success. We value their ideas and opinions and want to help them grow in knowledge, skills, and abilities. TFE provides competitive pay, generous PTO, paid holidays, and a top-notch employee assistance program. Our benefit offerings include an excellent 401k plan, medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and other ancillary benefits.
TFE currently has an opening for an I&C Designer (Senior or Principal level) available in Greenville, South Carolina. The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific project area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.
•Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a Supervising Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers
•Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements
•Develop and review specifications and design criteria
•Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity
•Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients
•Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures
•Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines
•Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
•Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts
•Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals
•Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes
•Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
•U.S. Citizenship required
•Bachelor of Science degree in Control Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related engineering field and minimum fifteen (15) years (principal) or ten (10) years (senior) of work- related experience
•Professional Engineer license
•Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards
•Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors
•Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
•Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards
•Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines
•Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
•Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
•Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects
•Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment
•Ability and willingness to work 50 hours per week
Discipline Specific Job Requirements
•Perform a broad range of I&C design activities, including design definition, control systems architecture and development, digital systems, PLC, DCS, network configuration, logic development, network switches, process controls, P&ID development support and review, HMI, communication protocols, routing, and layout, SIL, and procurement activities
•Perform control systems sizing calculations for control valves, relief valves, flow elements, thermowells and other instrumentation
•Create instrument index and datasheets, generate reports, and monitor design wiring and loop development activities in Intergraph SmartPlant Instrumentation database
•Develop complex control systems narrative specifications
•Prepare complex instrument design and installation requirements
•Develop complex control systems logic diagrams and/or cause and effect diagrams
•Represent control systems in model reviews; closely monitor 3D modeling prepared by the design group using review software
•Review and audit specifications for Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic
•Controller (PLC) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) hardware and software applications
•Monitor DCS/PLC/SIS design developed by the design group
Preferred Qualifications
•Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials
•Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1
•Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects
•Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out
•Practical field experience
•EPC project experience for the following industries:
•U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency
•Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program
•Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology
•Proficiency with Bentley MicroStation
•Proficiency with Autodesk AutoCAD
•Proficiency with Intergraph SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI)
•Specifying instrumentation
•Control systems procurement activities
•Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) representation; can recognize/report problems associated with control systems representation on P&ID
•Developing control strategies and represent on P&ID
•Knowledge and experience developing safety requirement specifications for Safety Instrumented Systems
•Practical experience in Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) reviews and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assignment
•Experience in SIL verification calculations
•Experience in commissioning and startup of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the individual will primarily be in an office setting. The individual may also make onsite visits to various locations. The individual may be required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel crouch or crawl, lift (up to 50 lbs.), talk, and hear. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not a complete list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.
TFE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Greenville, SC
$140,000-$209,000
Full-time