Lead Simulation Engineer - ESBWR

Business Unit: GE Infrastructure, EnergyFunction: Engineering/ Product DevelopmentResponsibilities: Job Purpose
The successful candidate for this position will join the Modeling and Simulation team, focused on developing transient simulation models for the ESBWR, GE Energy's latest nuclear power plant design.Essential Functions
Development of simulation models and real-time simulation platforms, to support control software development for the ESBWR power plant.
Under the direction of a senior simulation engineer, this person will lead the simulation effort for the ESBWR.
Work closely with control system engineers in developng and testing of the ESBWR control system using a simulation-assisted engineering process.
Will be expected to develop a good working knowledge of the GE Mark VIe control systems, and acquire a good working knowledge of the ESBWR power plant operation.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications: Basic Qualifications
Master's degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
3 to 5 years experience with modeling or simulation of nuclear, fossil, or combined-cycle power plant systems.
Experience with simulation software, such as Easy5, PC-TRAX, SimSCI-Esscor's Dynsim, WSC's 3KeyMaster, or GSE's Jade packages.
Proficient with Fortran and/or C/C++ software languages.
Working knowledge at the programming level with Windows operating system.
Eligibility Requirements
You must submit your application for employment through gecareers.com to be considered.
You must be 18 years or older.
You must be willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process.
You must be willing to submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process.
You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
If currently a GE employee, you must have been in your current position for at least 12 months and have at least a satisfactory performance rating.Desired: Desired Characteristics
Experience with development or operation of Operator Training Simulators for nuclear or fossil power plants.
Working knowledge of power plant operations or controls.
Experience with GE Mark VI or Mark VIe control systems.General: Controls and Power Electronics COE, a subset of GE Energy Engineering Division, is a cutting edge designer and developer of Controls Systems and Drives and Controls Systems for applications such as Turbine Control, Automation Control, and Plant Control. The Controls COE serves markets such as thermal, wind, oil and gas, hydro and solar energy.
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