Test Engineering Consultant 2 – Nuclear, DCS/Digital I&C Upgrades

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the technical lead for test engineering on DCS and digital I&C upgrade initiatives.

• Create and uphold project-specific testing strategies, plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria.

• Assist with factory acceptance testing (FAT), integrated system testing, site acceptance testing (SAT), pre-operational testing, and commissioning activities.

• Collaborate with discipline leads and project teams across various business units on technical scope, priorities, and deliverables.

• Manage test scope, interfaces, schedules, prerequisites, resources, equipment, and documentation among engineering and project teams.

• Evaluate digital control system designs, logic, displays, alarm functionalities, communication interfaces, system configurations, and supporting documentation to ensure testability and completeness.

• Oversee the identification, documentation, assessment, and resolution of testing discrepancies and potential issues.

• Offer technical guidance to test engineers and project staff, which includes coaching, work planning, and reviewing deliverables.

• Liaise with clients, vendors, construction and commissioning organizations, and regulatory stakeholders.

• Formulate project management and commissioning/testing plans that include acceptance criteria, verification/validation requirements, and turnover deliverables.

• Assist in project estimates, proposals, schedules, resource plans, and execution strategies.

• Ensure testing adheres to approved procedures, quality standards, configuration controls, cybersecurity expectations, and relevant nuclear standards and regulations.

• Compile technical reports, test records, turnover packages, status updates, and recommendations for project leadership.

• Identify opportunities to enhance testing methods, standardize deliverables, and bolster execution within the digital I&C practice.

• Conduct post-project evaluations to gather lessons learned and improve future nuclear project execution.

• Support nuclear power clients in planning, executing, and delivering DCS and digital I&C upgrade projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, nuclear engineering, controls engineering, or a related field.

• Over 10 years of experience in test engineering, commissioning, systems integration, or I&C engineering within the nuclear power sector or similarly regulated industries.

• Proven experience with DCS, digital I&C systems, plant control systems, or related automation platforms.

• Experience in developing, reviewing, and executing formal testing procedures and acceptance testing programs.

• Solid understanding of system integration, requirements traceability, configuration management, and verification and validation principles.

• Capability to lead technical efforts, manage conflicting priorities, and deliver high-quality results on schedule.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams.

• Willingness to travel approximately 20 to 25% of the time.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent technical credential preferred.

• Experience in supporting nuclear plant modifications, digital modernization programs, DCS replacements, or digital I&C upgrades preferred.

• Familiarity with Emerson Ovation, Siemens, Foxboro, Schneider Electric, GE, or other comparable nuclear-grade control systems preferred.

• Knowledge of nuclear quality assurance programs and standards, including 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, IEEE 7-4.3.2, IEEE 603, ASME NQA-1, and applicable NRC guidance preferred.

• Experience with human factors engineering, safety-related and non-safety-related digital systems, cybersecurity controls, or safety system modernization preferred.

• Experience leading FATs, SATs, integrated testing, or outage-related implementation and testing activities preferred.

• Project management, work planning, estimating, or client-development experience preferred.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Core competencies in project governance, scheduling, cost management, risk/issue tracking, vendor management, process improvement, team leadership, stakeholder communication, and organizational alignment.

• Comfortable supporting station outage activities as needed.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States; the employer does not sponsor U.S. work authorization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision health plans.

• Life and accident insurance.

• Disability coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Back-up daycare.

• FSA and HSA options.

• 401(k) plan.

• Pre-tax commuter account.

• Merit Scholarship Program.

• Employee Discount Program.

• Corporate Charitable Giving Program.

• Tuition assistance.

• First Professional Licensure Bonus.

• Employee Referral Bonus.

• Paid annual personal/sick time (PST).

• Paid vacation.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid bereavement leave.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Yearly discretionary bonus eligibility.