Senior I&C (Instrumentation & Controls) Hardware Engineer (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

Job Description Summary

The I&C hardware Engineer works within the I&C Engineering team and is responsible for designing and implementing I&C electronic hardware and software for I&C systems for Nuclear Power Plants. The I&C hardware team has strong interfaces with electronic software design and plant system operations. This role requires technical problem solving, strong hardware design skills and effective communication/collaboration with other teams within the GEH business functions.

The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.

Job Description

• Develop creative solutions and reduce complexity to create accurate and effective solutions for complex engineering problems.
• Typical hardware activities will include creating a design from requirements and helping define requirements where necessary.
• Design activities include schematic design, component selection, PCB layout, PLD/FPGA design, performing simulation/module testing, PLD/FPGA code reviews, and integration testing of the design. This also includes design verification of these same activities.
• Documenting designs by creating Design Specifications, performing PLD/FPGA code reviews, and writing test reports.
• Engage customers to define scope, review results, and discuss technical risks.
• Work with the technical leader to establish an effective work plan, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements, and work processes.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and 1st order engineering principles to establish and/or confirm expected performance.
• Provide clear and complete analysis documentation in accordance with GE engineering procedures.
• Manage time effectively to provide quality deliverables within the expected project timeline. Communicate effectively to leadership the status of work activities.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Develop system verification and validation test requirements to ensure products meet system specification and performed this in a leadership role.
• Develop testware, test plans & procedures to implement requirements.
• Perform Testing to support component failure analysis including report generation.
• Interface with designers and validate their outputs.
• Generate and verify test documentation.
• Prepare manual and automated production test procedures for components, assemblies and instruments.
• Drive compliance with GEH and industry-based systems lifecycle processes, participate in design and technical reviews and promote continuous improvements.
• Support documentation, analysis and resolution of conditions adverse to quality for Services IC control systems through the GEH Corrective Action Program.
• Develop FPGA solutions for embedded systems and industrial control systems (ICS).
• Leverage FPGA design tools to develop, simulate, test, and optimize real-time embedded systems.

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical, computer or software engineering from an accredited college of university.
• Experience with creating and maintaining electronic circuit boards.
• 10 or more years of experience in field.

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.

• Strong FPGA design and development experience with Verilog and VHDL.
• Knowledge of Xilinx and/or Altera devices, tools, and ecosystem (e.g., ModelSim, Intel Quartus, Xilinx Vivado, etc.).
• Experience with the development of real-time embedded applications and systems on microcontrollers, FPGAs, x86, and/or ARM processors.
• Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, SystemVerilog, UVM, etc.).
• Knowledge and experience with common HDL languages and PLD/FPGA development tools (Quartus, Vivado, ModelSim, Questa, etc.).
• General knowledge and experience of schematic design, PCB layout, and PCB manufacturing.
• Experienced in product, instrument, system design, verification, validation and qualification.
• Solves technical challenges through application of common design patterns and identifying appropriate patterns for use in problem solving.
• Experience in design verification and validation.
• Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to articulate clearly.
• Contributes to creative solutions and challenges status quo.
• Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption.