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ATS Industrial Automation · 1 day ago

Principal Engineer-Nuclear

Lewis Center, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

ATS Industrial Automation is an industry-leading automation solutions provider expanding its nuclear division into the US. The Principal Engineer - Nuclear will guide the formation of a new team, providing engineering solutions for nuclear projects, collaborating with global teams, and leading the development of innovative solutions for complex automation projects.

Industrial Automation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Subject Matter Expertise

Provides Subject Matter Expert oversight and opinion to support ATS’s business in key focus areas for nuclear (e.g., SMRs, PWRs, Fuel Fabrication)

Use technical knowledge of company's and/or industry technologies to lead the development of successful approaches to critical problems and broad design issues

Participate and, where needed, lead the development of innovative programs to meet nuclear industry demand

Engineering Direction and Support

Provide technical direction, advice, and guidance to the engineering/design departments

Provide engineering support to solve problems and advance innovation including providing conceptual and detail designs, performing calculations and analysis, providing evaluation, and defining and participating in testing

Provides, and coordinates other disciplines as needed, to solve equipment problems

Project and Proposal Development

Support nuclear projects by participating in design reviews and providing solutions to complex problems

Support Applications Engineering to prepare concepts for new proposals

Prepares concept designs and assembles preliminary pricing for critical proposals

Working with project managers, assists driving successful completion of the work to meet design requirements and maintain cost and schedule

Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

Support internal and customer-driven innovations by participating in engineering, conceptual design, development, and testing

Assess new technology to meet anticipated customer requirements

Establish and maintain relationships with strategic third-party suppliers to develop next-generation tools and products

Quality, Compliance, and Customer Engagement

Ensure proper interpretation of industry standards and regulatory requirements

Ensure design and engineering procedures and standard practices comply with industry-specific regulatory requirements

Ensure quality objectives are met by translating them into policies and protocols

Define the framework for the Engineering team which instills excellence in quality by design

Assess Engineering processes and functions for continuous improvements

Support Sales and Applications executives on key accounts to ensure mutual agreement and understanding between ATS and its customers

Interface with key customer account executives to continually build relationships and business partnerships

Strictly follow NQA-1 Quality requirements as defined within the manual and procedures

Lead and guide the team on export control requirements for sensitive information

Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct

Qualification

Nuclear automated toolingNuclear equipment quality standardsEngineering PhysicsMachine designBuildPrecision engineering principlesASME codesWritten communicationOral communicationTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Physics, Engineering Science, Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent

A professional engineering license

10+ years of experience in nuclear automated tooling design, development and qualifications of automated systems custom machinery or industrial equipment

Thorough understanding of nuclear tooling engineering and field issues, precision engineering principles and ASME codes is necessary

In-depth knowledge of and use of nuclear equipment quality standards (NQA-1, ASME BPV Section III)

Thorough understanding of machine design and build, machine controls, structured problem solving, statistical analysis, and precision engineering principles

Good written and oral communication skills and ability to lead or work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team

Will be required to travel to licensed Nuclear Facilities and be registered as a Radiation Worker (US) and/or a Nuclear Energy Worker (Canada)

Must be capable of obtaining Security Clearance at nuclear sites globally