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