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WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day.

About the role:

I&C Engineer with 8+ years nuclear plant experience. This is contract position.

You must be a US Citizen or permanent resident located in the United States.

You will report to the Manager of operating Plants Electrical Engineering.

You will work remote in the United States.

Us Citizen or Permanent Residence required.

Position Summary

The I&C Principal Engineer leads the technical evaluation, design, and implementation of plant uprate initiatives to safely increase generation capacity and improve operational efficiency. A subject matter expert in system performance, electrical engineering analysis, and instrumentation and control, including advanced power system modeling and instrumentation calculations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, safety standards, and project goals.

Responsibilities:Technical Leadership

• Lead engineering efforts for plant uprate projects, including feasibility studies, system evaluations, and detailed design.
• Be the primary technical authority on uprate strategies, methodologies, and system impacts.
• Provide guidance and mentorship across electrical and instrumentation engineering disciplines.

Instrumentation & Transmitter Engineering

• Perform and review instrumentation calculations to ensure accuracy and reliability under uprated plant conditions, including:
• Transmitter sizing and selection (pressure, flow, level, temperature)
• Measurement range determination and turndown analysis
• Process variable scaling and uncertainty/error analysis
• Loop accuracy and total loop uncertainty calculations
• Environmental and operating condition evaluations (temperature, vibration, radiation as applicable)
• Lead technical reviews of transmitter applications and installations, ensuring:
• Proper selection of sensing technologies (DP, RTD, thermocouple, ultrasonic, etc.)
• Material compatibility and process connections
• Adequate response time and dynamic performance for uprated conditions
• Compliance with design codes and plant standards
• Evaluate and validate flow measurement calculations, including:
• Differential pressure (orifice, venturi, nozzle) sizing and beta ratio selection
• Flow coefficient and Reynolds number considerations
• Impact of increased flow rates on accuracy and permanent pressure loss
• Review and approve instrument setpoints and scaling changes required for uprate operation, ensuring:
• Alignment with safety analyses and protective system requirements
• Compliance with regulatory and licensing bases
• Support control system impact evaluations, including:
• Instrument loop response and stability under uprated conditions
• Interaction with control logic and plant automation systems
• Identification of required tuning or control strategy adjustments
• Provide oversight for instrumentation documentation, including:
• Data sheets, loop diagrams, and wiring diagrams
• Calibration procedures and maintenance requirements
• Design change packages and calculation packages

Project Execution

• Develop and review engineering calculations, analyses, and design modifications.
• Support project planning, scheduling, and risk management.
• Ensure scope, schedule, and budget objectives are met.

System and Equipment Analysis

• Identify required upgrades for uprate implementation.
• Perform integrated system impact assessments.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks (NRC, FERC, NERC, IEEE).
• Support licensing submittals and regulatory interactions.
• Maintain thorough, auditable engineering documentation.

Risk & Safety Management

• Identify risks related to uprate and system modifications.
• Ensure compliance with electrical and instrumentation safety requirements.
• Promote strong safety culture and engineering rigor.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline
• Minimum 8-15 years of relevant experience in power generation or heavy industry
• Demonstrated experience with:
• Power system analysis and ETAP modeling
• Instrumentation calculations and transmitter applications
• Knowledge of plant electrical and I&C systems
• Technical leadership on complex engineering projects
• PE license preferred or ability to obtain
• Experience with plant uprates or major capacity increases
• Expertise in instrument uncertainty, setpoint methodologies, and flow measurement
• Nuclear industry experience (EPU, MUR, or similar uprates)
• Familiarity with control systems and process automation platforms

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $85/hour to $100/hour.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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WECTEC LLC and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC are subsidiaries of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC