Senior Instructor - Simulator Change Coordinator

Senior Instructor – Simulator Change Coordinator
North Anna Nuclear Plant – Mineral, VA

Per Diem: $100 (up to $700 / wk)
Mob / Demob: $500 each
Hours: Full-time
Work Location: On-site Fulltime
Start Date: Start dates can be as early as December/January or could be later in the quarter

Job Summary:

Education and Certifications / Licenses:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, highly preferred

Licenses, Certifications, Qualifications or Standards
Preferred (ANSI Requirements):

• ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014, Section 4.5.4

Other:

• Reactor Operator (RO) or Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license or applicable discipline INPO accredited initial training program or Senior Instructor Training Certification (Dominion) or Certified Instructor meets ANS 3.1 12/79, (Section 4.4.7.2)

• This individual will be responsible for coordinating changes to the three plant simulators for at least five plant upgrade phases
• ANSI 3.5 Certified Operations Training Simulator
• Engineering Grade Hardware-In-Loop Testing and Human Factors Engineering Simulator
• Operations Training Full Scope Glass Top Plant Simulator

This includes:

• Accountability for documenting Digital I&C Upgrade design change technical impacts on the Simulator and coordinating incorporation of those changes by our I&C vendor and our Simulator vendor.
• Regularly attendance of individual project team meetings and working with each project lead engineer to document Simulator impacts
• Providing schedule input and updates to the Master Project Schedule for Simulator related schedule activities
• Communication of scopes for technical changes to each simulator to the Simulator Vendor (Corys) that result from each of the five plant upgrade phases.
• Reviews of simulator change documentation from the Simulator vendor.
• Coordination of shared use of the Engineering Grade Hardware-In-Loop Testing and Human Factors Engineering Simulator between the HFE Team and the Design/Testing Team’s use of the Simulator for Site Acceptance Testing.

Top Required Skills

• Experience as an NRC certified Senior Reactor Operator
• Managing simulator change – Understanding how simulators work
• Must have worked with L3 simulator/Western digital simulator and understand the process by which it changes and what parts of the system needs changes and why
• ANSI3.5 accredited simulator
• Lead responsibility for at least one major Simulator software/hardware upgrade.

Soft skill requirements (team fit and personality requirements):

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a nuclear plant Simulator Manager
• Previous experience managing Corys/GSE/RNI Simulator environments
• Working knowledge of PLC, DCS, and other controls applications, especially Emerson Ovation systems
• Familiarity with nuclear power plant environments
• Familiarity with typical nuclear Piping & Instrument Diagrams (PI&D) and Test Loop Diagrams (TLD)
• Knowledge of instrumentation including temperature, pressure, flow, and analytical instrumentation.

Required Years of Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience working with Simulator Maintenance and upgrades.
• Lead responsibility for at least one major Simulator software/hardware upgrade.
• Previous experience as a nuclear plant Simulator Manager

Ideal background / Companies / Industry Experience:

• Some industries to check for these candidates
• Simulator engineer at a nuclear plant
• Or military background
• Helicopter or aircraft simulator experience