Engineering Trainee/Engineer (Computer Engineering)
Job Overview
Job title: Engineering Trainee/Engineer (Computer Engineering)
Job description: Posting Start Date: March 1, 2022
Posting End Date: March 15, 2022
Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community and beyond? Are you an outdoors person who enjoys the benefits of small town living? At Bruce Power, we offer exciting careers that provide you the opportunity to have the small-town lifestyle.
As part of our team, you will work in a Safety First environment supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like the Life Extension program. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, ensuring constant growth and skill-building potential.
To help achieve our business plans, Bruce Power currently has an opportunity for an Engineer/Engineering Trainee in the Computer Engineering section.
What will you be responsible for?
Delivery of engineering services for a variety of company asset projects.
Planning, designing, evaluating, advising or reporting on any activity which requires the application of engineering theory and principles in a Bruce Power facility.
Preparing reports, designs, engineering evaluations, or reviewing deliverables from external organizations.
Specific Accountabilities:
Provides technical evaluations, advice and solves problems in a number of major work areas, in support of commissioning, operation and maintenance of the facilities.
Receives assignments from Supervisor as well as identifies potential problems and opportunities in assigned areas and/or systems in the facility.
Receives approval and discusses proposed solution, as required with other personnel internal and external to the company.
Prepares as required and on receipt of authorization, detailed documentation of the proposal, such as equipment specifications, engineering calculations, installation, testing, operating and maintenance procedures and the like. Submits necessary documentation covering complete proposal for forwarding to responsible bodies for cost and installation approval if necessary.
Prepare, verify and test assembly language code including applicable test plans and reports.
Prepare and verify drawings including electrical and physical layout.
Discusses installation or implementation with persons concerned, and ensures, where possible, that the installation is as intended.
Keeps abreast of maintenance and operating problems and takes action to implement change as appropriate.
Cooperates with other departments and organizations in arranging tests and providing appropriate documentation as required.
Keeps abreast of new developments in the field and incorporate as appropriate.
Maintains and/or updates operating and other specified department/divisional/section procedures. Receives assignments relating to procedures from Supervisor or identifies potential problems and opportunities. Discusses these with operating personnel or others as required to ensure consistency with operating licences, policies, principles, standard practices, standing instructions, maximum safety of operation, minimal risk of damage or loss, optimum frequency of routines; efficient operation and the like. Submits for review and approval.
Prepares reports to provide information and data in answer to requests or for historical purposes. Collects, or arranges for collection, and analyzes data from past events or operations. Prepares reports for distribution to various groups, outlining technical details of procedures, processes, results or conclusions and the roles played by various groups or external organizations. The foregoing may include delivery of presentations. Provides explanations and answers to questions received from recipients of reports.
Reviews proposals received from other sources. Discusses proposal with originator as necessary to suggest changes or revisions as appropriate. Recommends disposition of proposal to Supervisor in writing for review and forwarding for approval authority.
Assists/prepares specifications, for purchasing requisitions for material, services and equipment. Follows up with procurement/supply chain and provide necessary technical services during field installation. Prepares recommendations for spare parts requirements for new equipment.
Participates in training programs to further own development and assists in the development of others. Attends lectures, do assignments and write examinations. Develops training material and give lectures, sets and marks examinations and otherwise assist in training programs.
Performs other duties as required.
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications
Programming with VBA for Excel.
Proficient with MS products with emphasis on Excel.
Proficient with the use of TFS/Azure or other software repository.
Preference to those with experience with assembly language programming, especially in the Varian language.
Preference to those with experience in computer hardware design, specifically on the Digital Control Computers (Varian, SSCI-890 or similar) or other plant process computers.
Requires knowledge of physics, chemistry, metallurgy, mathematics, electricity, engineering and economics to technically understand the operation of the facility.
Requires advanced knowledge of one or more of these subjects to evaluate and propose improvements to processes, equipment and systems or to unit safety, reliability and performance.
Requires knowledge of English in order to prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations both verbally and in writing.
Requires experience to solve problems, to provide advice and guidance, to initiate developmental studies and to make recommendations during the design, commissioning and operation of a nuclear facility; to evaluate components or materials, and to perform economic studies and evaluations associated with the design, commissioning and operation of a nuclear facility.
Education and Experience Minimum Requirements
Engineer
Completion of a 4 year University degree in Engineering, a Computer Engineering degree is considered an asset.
An Ontario Professional Engineering designation is required (P.Eng.).
A period of over 6 years experience is considered necessary.
Engineer Trainee
Completion of a 4 year University degree in Engineering, a Computer Engineering degree is considered an asset.
Required to be working towards a valid Professional Engineers of Ontario certification within 4 years
A period of over 2 years and up to and including 4 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.
Are you ready for a change?
Please attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to the Engineering Trainee/Engineer (Computer Engineering) opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview.
The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency based interview and background reference checks.
Bruce Power continues to focus on preventative measures to protect employees and the public safe from COVID-19. As an organization who prides itself on Safety First, a condition of employment will be full COVID-19 vaccination (Health Canada Approved Vaccine).
We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to move forward will be contacted.
In order to ensure you are given full consideration for this position, please ensure your candidate application is completely filled out and up to date. The information in the candidate application will be used in the selection process to assess candidacy for this position.
Bruce Power is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; valuing and respecting diversity. We encourage applications from qualified members of the four designated groups.
Company: Bruce Power
Expected salary:
Location: Ontario
Job date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:11:36 GMT
Job Source: Careerjet.ca