Job Description
Who We Are:
Framatome is an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for the global nuclear fleet. With worldwide expertise and a proven track record for reliability and performance, the company designs, services and installs components, fuel, and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants. More than 2,000 Framatome employees in the U.S. work every day to help our customers supply ever cleaner, safer, and more economical low-carbon energy.
The Opportunity:
This position is in the Nondestructive Examinations (NDE) Engineering organization, which specializes in designing custom remotely controlled, robotic manipulators and controllers and the associated visual, ultrasonic, or eddy current inspection techniques needed to inspect nuclear reactor plant components. This particular role will focus on working with government customers such as national laboratories to help further clean energy initiatives across the U.S. This position is located in Lynchburg, VA.
What You’ll Do at Framatome:
- Development of hardware technical requirements.
- Design of hardware for custom control systems.
- Specify/incorporate various motors, sensors, and feedback devices for remotely operated manipulators.
- Design of controls enclosures and cable assemblies using 2D/3D CAD.
- Detailed documentation (assembly and detailed drawing packages, wiring diagrams, and operating instructions.
- Design and implement reliability improvements and upgrades.
- Support products at customer sites, when required.
Candidates likely to thrive in this role are those who enjoy working on a variety of projects at any point in time, enjoy working in a fast-paced design setting, enjoy hands on assembly and testing related work to go along with their design efforts, and who are self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
Required Experience
All candidates must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for this opportunity:
- BS in Electrical Eng’g/Eng’g Tech. plus a minimum of 3 years of engineering experience. An advanced degree may be substituted for related exp. (MS 1-2 yrs. or PhD 1-3 yrs.). In applicable states a PE license will be accepted in lieu of a 4 yr engineering degree
The following may be used to differentiate candidates who apply for this position:
- Strong technical problem-solving abilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Your actions, behaviors, and decisions are made in a manner consistent with https://www.framatome.com/en/jobseekers/our-values/
- Experience working at government facilities or with government customers such as DOE, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, U.S. national laboratories, etc.
- Experience in control system design.
- Experience in analog and digital controls.
- Electronic circuit design (analog and digital) utilizing ORCAD schematic capture (or similar).
- Experienced in troubleshooting hardware issues from system level to board level to component level.
- Motion control experience.
- System troubleshooting / field experience.
- FPGA / VHDL programming experience.
You are ready to join Framatome and help deliver clean, safe energy and advance nuclear technology!
Our total rewards package
The range of base salary for the position is between $79,000 – $107,000, and may also include annual incentives, performance bonuses and benefits. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.
Framatome offers a broad employee benefits portfolio as a key component of your total rewards. This includes:
Multiple medical plans; dental and vision plans; Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment; long- and short-term disability; optional plans including dependent life, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance; retirement savings plans (401k) with employer match; paid time off including up to 3 weeks of vacation, 8 days of sick leave, and 11 paid holidays; education reimbursement; adoption assistance; employee assistance programs; opportunities for professional development.
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Framatome is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.