MPR Associates
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
Job Locations: Alexandria, Virginia; East Lyme, Connecticut;
MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm, is actively seeking a capable and motivated Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer to join our team. If you are seeking a unique, challenging, and rewarding career opportunity, MPR may be the right company for you.
Founded in 1964, MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences. We work throughout the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, and Burlington, Massachusetts. MPR makes challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We hire the best and brightest, which results in a high-performance culture built on trust and respect, making MPR an exceptional place to work.
General Job Description
The Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer will have technical, project management, regulatory, business, and client interface responsibilities. This position will provide strategic guidance and technical leadership to our U.S. and international clients. In addition, you will work closely with the MPR leadership team to develop market and client strategies and align MPR's growth, skills, and tools development with future industry needs. This is a full-time, exempt position based out of MPR's Virginia or Connecticut office.
Duties/Responsibilities The I&C Engineer is expected to have a broad range of skills, duties, and responsibilities, including:
Provide technical expertise and leadership in control system engineering, design, implementation, programming/configuration, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting in support of power plant controls and Industrial Control Systems including Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controller systems (PLC), along with associated control system devices, computers, communications, networks, and instrumentation
Provide support and leadership to meet regulatory and cybersecurity requirements for projects, initiatives, and activities relative to controls and control systems
Provide technical support for power generation and auxiliary power systems, particularly related to digital devices or systems with communications interface to control systems (e.g., protective relays for electrical power systems)
Develop technical deliverables for our clients including engineering evaluations, operability evaluation, problem resolution, I&C upgrade feasibility studies, and conceptual design documents
Provide technical direction and project management for I&C projects in various market sectors including nuclear, federal government, health and life sciences
Provide analysis and modeling capabilities for I&C systems, such as in the development of simulator algorithms
Effectively interface with clients to understand their problems and challenges, develop technical proposals to address their problems, and effectively present proposals and company capabilities
Assist in identifying industry opportunities for I&C services and partnerships to support client needs and provide input to the planning for growth of our I&C services
Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
Provide leadership and mentoring to employees
Qualifications Education
4 year technical degree is required
Advanced degree is a plus
P.E. license is a plus
Experience
At least 5 years of directly related I&C experience working in a project/systems engineering role, including demonstrated experience with the following:
Industrial Control Systems such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and/or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems and control system devices, computers, communications, and networks
The following experience is considered a plus:
Design and operation of nuclear plant safety related and non-safety related I&C systems, in addition to balance-of-plant I&C systems
NRC regulations related to digital systems
Pneumatic and analog I&C systems and design
Familiarity with IEEE, IEC, and ISA standards
Familiarity with different I&C vendor products and their offerings including Emerson Ovation, GE, ABB, Allen-Bradley, Modicon, Wonderware, Schweitzer RTAC, Schneider, Framatome
Skills - Technical
Knowledge and experience of electrical and electronics theory
Extensive knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks from NIST, FDA, FIPS and RMF processes within the Federal government
Strong background in networking including but not limited to:
Knowledge of Ethernet, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
Ability to create and interpret network diagrams
Managing and modifying registry, group policy and firewall settings
Software programming experience, preferably C/C++/C#, extensive experience is not required
Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
Strong understanding of system control and automation
Strong understanding of software development workflow, software lifecycle, and software documentation
Microsoft Office Software
Skills - Personal
Excellent communication skills; both written and oral
Excellent attention to detail
Critical thinker with strong analytical and problem solving skills
Self-motivated and disciplined
Ability to lead and work within teams
Motivated to tackle new problems and take on new responsibilities
Effective time management and organization skills
Strong questioning attitude and the ability to accept that in others
Travel As required by project assignments. Estimated level is up to 10-20%, each trip typically not exceeding 2 or 3 days, but durations are dependent on project needs and could be of longer duration.
MPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, who participates in EVerify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable laws. MPR is a certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer.
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MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm, is actively seeking a capable and motivated Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer to join our team. If you are seeking a unique, challenging, and rewarding career opportunity, MPR may be the right company for you.
Founded in 1964, MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences. We work throughout the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, and Burlington, Massachusetts. MPR makes challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We hire the best and brightest, which results in a high-performance culture built on trust and respect, making MPR an exceptional place to work.
General Job Description
The Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer will have technical, project management, regulatory, business, and client interface responsibilities. This position will provide strategic guidance and technical leadership to our U.S. and international clients. In addition, you will work closely with the MPR leadership team to develop market and client strategies and align MPR's growth, skills, and tools development with future industry needs. This is a full-time, exempt position based out of MPR's Virginia or Connecticut office.
Duties/Responsibilities The I&C Engineer is expected to have a broad range of skills, duties, and responsibilities, including:
Provide technical expertise and leadership in control system engineering, design, implementation, programming/configuration, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting in support of power plant controls and Industrial Control Systems including Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controller systems (PLC), along with associated control system devices, computers, communications, networks, and instrumentation
Provide support and leadership to meet regulatory and cybersecurity requirements for projects, initiatives, and activities relative to controls and control systems
Provide technical support for power generation and auxiliary power systems, particularly related to digital devices or systems with communications interface to control systems (e.g., protective relays for electrical power systems)
Develop technical deliverables for our clients including engineering evaluations, operability evaluation, problem resolution, I&C upgrade feasibility studies, and conceptual design documents
Provide technical direction and project management for I&C projects in various market sectors including nuclear, federal government, health and life sciences
Provide analysis and modeling capabilities for I&C systems, such as in the development of simulator algorithms
Effectively interface with clients to understand their problems and challenges, develop technical proposals to address their problems, and effectively present proposals and company capabilities
Assist in identifying industry opportunities for I&C services and partnerships to support client needs and provide input to the planning for growth of our I&C services
Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
Provide leadership and mentoring to employees
Qualifications Education
4 year technical degree is required
Advanced degree is a plus
P.E. license is a plus
Experience
At least 5 years of directly related I&C experience working in a project/systems engineering role, including demonstrated experience with the following:
Industrial Control Systems such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and/or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems and control system devices, computers, communications, and networks
The following experience is considered a plus:
Design and operation of nuclear plant safety related and non-safety related I&C systems, in addition to balance-of-plant I&C systems
NRC regulations related to digital systems
Pneumatic and analog I&C systems and design
Familiarity with IEEE, IEC, and ISA standards
Familiarity with different I&C vendor products and their offerings including Emerson Ovation, GE, ABB, Allen-Bradley, Modicon, Wonderware, Schweitzer RTAC, Schneider, Framatome
Skills - Technical
Knowledge and experience of electrical and electronics theory
Extensive knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks from NIST, FDA, FIPS and RMF processes within the Federal government
Strong background in networking including but not limited to:
Knowledge of Ethernet, TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
Ability to create and interpret network diagrams
Managing and modifying registry, group policy and firewall settings
Software programming experience, preferably C/C++/C#, extensive experience is not required
Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
Strong understanding of system control and automation
Strong understanding of software development workflow, software lifecycle, and software documentation
Microsoft Office Software
Skills - Personal
Excellent communication skills; both written and oral
Excellent attention to detail
Critical thinker with strong analytical and problem solving skills
Self-motivated and disciplined
Ability to lead and work within teams
Motivated to tackle new problems and take on new responsibilities
Effective time management and organization skills
Strong questioning attitude and the ability to accept that in others
Travel As required by project assignments. Estimated level is up to 10-20%, each trip typically not exceeding 2 or 3 days, but durations are dependent on project needs and could be of longer duration.
MPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, who participates in EVerify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable laws. MPR is a certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer.
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