Job Description Summary

The need for clean energy is greater than ever. At GE Hitachi we are helping address climate change by designing technology to power our future with reliable, affordable, carbon-free energy. We are a world leader in advanced reactor technology, fuel and services. Join us as we build our legacy, boldly innovating to provide carbon-free power to the world.

We are a diverse and dedicated global team who believes in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong. By embracing diverse teams and perspectives, we are better equipped to build a world that works.

The Principal Engineer Civil Structural will be responsible for providing consultation that supports design activities with GEH new plant development. This position will provide the technical coordination for the plant layouts, seismic analysis, Soil-Structure Interaction, and construction drawings, utilizing engineering analysis and design tools such as ANSYS-APDL, SASSI, Mathcad, for the development and detailed design of complete systems and building structures.

This position will provide technical guidance to design engineers on the GEH engineering staff and external engineering partners.
Additional responsibilities will include:
• Performance of design
• Special purpose reviews
• Coordination of design review boards
• Acting as the technical liaison in this subject area between the GEH design staff and our external design partners.
• Provide overall guidance on the analysis and design of the NPP SSC to meet different regulatory bodies
• Coordinate and solve coordination interfaces.
• Help support the SSI analysis and support SSCs seismic analysis and design.
• Advance the design to detailed design phase
• Review and coordinate detailed construction drawings with internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinate constructability review with internal and external stake holders

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

As the Principal Engineer Civil Structure, you will:

• Report solid line to the Civil Structural Engineering Manager.
• Own and be accountable for providing technical guidance on the GEH new plant standard plant layout and applications of such to customer's site-specific requirements, and regulatory requirements specific to the nuclear industry.
• Work closely with the discipline assigned Lead System Engineers (Principal or Senior Engineers) to perform plant design, plant layout, commodity interference resolution and system design.
• Ensure that the necessary design intent/requirements are captured and documented.
• Work closely with the 3D Designers (internal and external) to ensure the individual equipment/ component models, assemblies of models and overall plant layout using 3D modeling software is performed in accordance with procedures.
• Oversee and/or perform 3D model interference resolution, space control and design studies as required.
• Act as a technical liaison with customers, partner organizations and suppliers as necessary and in close partnership/coordination with Product Development and Project Delivery leaders
• Work collaboratively across teams to drive design to cost (DTC) to produce a cost-effective risk informed design.
• Ensure adherence to GEH's standards for nuclear safety and compliance
• Be accountable for on-time delivery of design products within budget
• Streamline, integrate and develop team technical information sharing processes across GEH and its partners to better support business through application of Lean principles
• Partner with business teams and present product/program strategies, technical roadmaps, risks, and recommendations to senior leads across GEH.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's or PhD degree in structural engineering Discipline or similar
• Professional Engineer registration in one or more state
• Minimum 15 years direct experience in the nuclear industry
• Minimum of 10 years of direct design, development and deployment experience of power plants for complex, high reliability, and harsh environment or similar facilities in the power, process, marine industries.

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations
• High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong Collaboration skills
• Strong organization skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Prior experience working within a matrix environment
• Strong customer mindset
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
• Strong interpersonal skills

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening. This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships be from the U.S. Department of Energy's List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A); otherwise a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy will be required. More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.

You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.

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