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.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• 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.

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

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

The salary range for this position is $130k-190k. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus.

Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, salary continuance program benefits for disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement program, use of Cariloop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

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