Principal Electrical Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
About this role
Principal Electrical Instrumentation & Controls Engineer at Westinghouse's Columbia Fuels Facility. Lead instrumentation, control systems, and electrical systems design and optimization in a regulated nuclear fuel production environment. Drive system reliability, operational efficiency, and compliance with NRC and electrical safety standards.
Responsibilities
- —Serve as SME for instrumentation, control systems, electrical systems, and automation architecture
- —Lead development of advanced control and electrical system strategies for nuclear fuel production
- —Oversee Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, SCADA, electrical distribution systems, and safety instrumented systems
- —Improve programs for process efficiency, power reliability, and asset performance
- —Analyze process and electrical system data to implement corrective actions
- —Support troubleshooting of complex process, control system, and electrical issues
- —Lead capital projects including electrical infrastructure, instrumentation, and control system integration
- —Ensure compliance with NRC regulations, electrical codes, and safety requirements
- —Support Process Safety Management (PSM) activities including HAZOP, electrical hazard analysis, and Management of Change (MOC) processes
- —Mentor junior engineers across instrumentation, controls, and electrical disciplines
Qualifications
- —Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- —10+ years of industrial or manufacturing experience, preferably in nuclear fuel production or regulated nuclear environments
- —Expertise in instrumentation, controls, and power systems
- —Experience with DCS/PLC platforms
- —Knowledge of electrical distribution systems and process control principles
Location
Columbia, SC; onsite 5 days per week
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Westinghouse Electric →The world's leading nuclear energy company, supplying nuclear fuel, plant design, engineering and plant services to utilities worldwide. Headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.
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