Director Operational Technology Engineer Jobs in Illinois

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Expected salary range of $134,100 to $149,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k).

Primary Purpose of Position

As a member of the Constellation Operational Technology Solutions (OTS) team, the Senior OT Systems Engineer B performs advanced technical problem solving, solution design, and issue resolution while acting as a resource and subject matter expert for plant operational technology systems such as plant process computers, data historians and core monitoring systems in support of nuclear plant operations. Responsible for technical decisions. Possesses excellent knowledge in functional discipline and its practical application and has detailed knowledge of applicable industry codes and regulations.

Primary Duties and Accountabilities

• Provide technical expertise and consultation through direct involvement and as a subject matter expert when consulted to identify and resolve equipment and system problems
• Perform other job assignments and duties as directed by management or pursuant to company policy, including but not limited to emergency response, departmental coverage, call outs, and support of outage activities in positions outside the department.
• Establish the design, configuration, deployment, and operation of Operational Technology (OT) systems and applications and assist with the migration of existing applications to new platforms.
• Consult with leadership, project teams, support teams and end users to support availability and perform feasibility analysis for potential changes related to Operational Technology systems. Provide technical expertise for maintaining performance and reliability of applicable performance indicators and business plan goals
• Coordinate the development of future technology road maps, resource requirements, migration strategies, and project schedules. Participate in refresh or redesign required during upgrades in accordance with Long Term Asset Management (LTAM) strategies. Create documentation to install, replace, and upgrade components and systems. Comprehend technologies and service offerings within the industry. Create requirement documents, statement of work (SOW), logical & physical architecture diagrams, and implementation plans to integrate into nuclear plant environments.
• Provide feedback to leadership and peers for risks identified during business impact analysis, site risk assessments and disaster recovery planning.
• Maintain relevancy and knowledge in current and evolving emerging application & hosting technologies. Maintain relevancy and knowledge in current and emerging technologies, industry trends within all OT disciplines or functions
• Position has senior level expertise and design competency in platform or application area of expertise, and the tools/systems associated with these functions.
• Performs OT systems engineering tasks independently and actively imparts expert knowledge to others. Higher level of accountability than an OT Sr. Systems Engineer A
• Prepares and approves OT system design and configuration products and development of software solutions in accordance with approved processes and design requirements.
• Supports installation and testing of OT systems and solutions and ensures physical and functional characteristics are accurately reflected in the plant documents Development of troubleshooting plans in support of plant operations. Monitor, assess and improve the performance and reliability of OT systems and components.
• All other job assignments and/or duties pursuant to company policy or as directed by management to include but not limited to: (Emergency Response duties and/or coverage, Department duty coverage and/or call out, and positions outside of department in support of outage activities etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 7 years of related experience in a technology field (OT, information technology (IT), Engineering, or related industry experience) OR
• Associate's degree in Engineering or related technical field with 8 years of related experience
• Maintain minimum access requirements or unescorted access requirements, as applicable, and favorable medical examination and/or testing in accordance with position duties