Engineer/Scientist (I&C Design) - New Brunswick

Kinectrics is a wholly owned subsidiary of BWX Technologies focused on providing life cycle management services in the energy and utility sector. We develop innovative solutions for the global electricity and medical industries, helping empower a sustainable future. Trusted by clients worldwide, our employees provide expertise in engineering, testing, and inspection across a wide range of services. With offices worldwide and independent laboratories and testing facilities, we collaborate closely with clients to ensure utility assets perform safely, reliably, and efficiently throughout their entire life cycle.

Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.

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The Opportunity

Position: Engineer/Scientist I&C

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Level: All Levels

Location: Saint John, New Brunswick

Department: Design and Engineering Services

Reports to: Section Manager of NB Site Engineering

Hours per week: 40

Number Required: 2

What We Offer

At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.

• Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
• Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
• Innovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
• Diversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
• Total Compensation: Your talent deserves to be recognized. Kinectrics offers a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America. Salary is just one component of the total rewards you will receive when working for Kinectrics. Other elements may also include pay for performance programs (merit pay and discretionary annual performance bonuses), comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs, membership discounts, employee referral bonus, eligibility for retirement savings plan, career development programs, and professional development/educational reimbursements.

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

As part of our growing engineering team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the electrical design engineering tasks both in the traditional nuclear market and in new initiatives to develop nuclear technology and future nuclear-powered systems. The successful candidate will be working within a multi-discipline engineering team mainly supporting the Engineering design team located at Kinectrics East office in Saint John, New Brunswick.

To deliver electrical engineering expertise to power generation utilities and other customers. The specific accountabilities of the position are as follows:

• Perform conceptual and/or detailed design of instrumentation and control systems, including definition of system functional and performance requirements, definition of control logic and wiring arrangements, control parameters, setpoints, instrument ranges and environmental qualification and seismic qualification.
• Perform engineering change design and analysis following established Engineering Change Control procedures.
• Perform specification, sizing, and selection for various types of I&C components, and produce component related documentation including assessment documents, setpoint calculations, error analyses, technical specifications, etc.
• Perform condition assessments / prepare specifications, design changes, drawing markups for I&C system equipment such as control computers, PID controllers, Digital Control System (DCS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), signal transmitters, etc.
• Develop life cycle plans, including inspection and test programs
• Interface with construction/procurement partners and utility stakeholders, throughout the lifecycle of the design project (i.e., from preliminary and conceptual engineering to detailed design, implementation and close-out) to provide practical and effective solutions as per requirements.
• Provide field support for design and design modifications, including provision of field engineering.
• Understand and assess client problems and determine appropriate means of solution.
• Manage projects and act as design team lead where appropriate.
• Conduct technical assessments and emergent troubleshooting/engineering to support new build projects and existing operating units.
• Interface effectively with other staff on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Stay current with developments within their field of expertise.
• Assist with proposals, client presentations, and technical reports.
• Travel/visits to client sites as required.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree with specialization in I&C Engineering (or relevant Engineering Technology Diploma as there is potential for Professional Technologists to perform this work under the supervision of a Professional Engineer)
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in I&C design engineering
• Good knowledge of CANDU design and/or PWRs, PHWRs, and BWRs
• Experience with projects related to heavy industry, nuclear refurbishment is preferred
• Proven track record in design and analysis in industrial instrumentation and control, including application to nuclear plants
• Strong knowledge of control system design, analysis and equipment including control computers, PID controllers, Digital Control System (DCS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), advanced control theory etc.
• Experience in performing condition assessments of I&C equipment
• In depth knowledge and experience of use of appropriate codes and standards, as applied to nuclear and conventional plants.
• Experience in project management and interfacing with and coordinating activities of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of the life cycle management of electrical equipment.
• Familiarity with rigorous engineering change control processes and application of QA programs
• Good working knowledge of basic generation plant design/operation related to Nuclear power plants, skid-based designs, or international power projects.
• Experience with Small Modular Reactor or Advance Reactor designs is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and have demonstrated a high commitment to quality.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Experience in leading technical projects to successful conclusions.
• Candidates are expected to have or to pursue attainment of the P.Eng. designation (or P. Tech if applicable).
• Good time management skills and demonstrated capability to interface effectively with and gain the trust of customers.
• Ability to contribute to complex and/or multi-discipline projects.
• OPG/Bruce Power/NB Power Security Clearance is an asset.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete the security clearance process. The security clearance process is conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and may take up to 12 months to complete.

Kinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusion and indigenous relations pages.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a voluntary diversity survey. The collection of self-identification data is driven by our commitment to DE&I and ensures Kinectrics' continuous review and improvement of its programs. The information that you provide is strictly confidential and your responses will only be used for statistical purposes. Your responses do not affect your candidacy in any way.

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.