GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - Lead Engineer - Human Factors

Job Description Summary

The Lead Human Factors Engineer (HFE) designs or modifies tasks, work environment, and plant interfaces based on human characteristics, capabilities, and limitations resulting in human error prevention and mitigation, as well as human performance optimization to perform operations, maintenance, inspection and test activities for existing nuclear plants and next-generation reactors. Be part of the future of nuclear energy with a company that highly values the importance of human factors engineering!

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

The Lead Engineer / Technologist provides consultation and technical guidance on near term and longer-range projects in the area of Human Factors Engineering. As the Lead Human Factors Engineer (HFE) you will:

• Use in-depth technical knowledge of HFE acquired through your training and experiences to both accomplish tasks and support team task completion.
• Conduct and/or oversee system and plant operational functional requirements analysis and functional allocation.
• Conduct task analyses for displays, controls, and other job support aids as needed to accomplish monitoring, control, and protection functions for various plant systems and operating modes and incorporate design requirements into analyses and design documents.
• Review, test, evaluate, verify, and validate the human-system interface using a simulator and plant operating, surveillance, and emergency procedures.
• Interface with a team of internal and external customers, suppliers, partners, licensing, and regulatory authorities on technical issues.
• Support the development of normal, abnormal, emergency operating procedures, alarm response procedures, surveillance procedures and operator training programs.
• Provide plant operation input to system reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Provide on-time, quality delivery of engineering documentation in accordance with contract requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to use technical judgment to propose solutions outside of the standard framework and rely on multiple sources to develop quality alternatives.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and solid technical writing skills with focus on detailed requirements, design, and description documents with sensitivity to stakeholder priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market, and execute projects and programs in the context of key business drivers.
• Honest and straightforward with a high level of personal integrity.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree of Science in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent degree in a related technical discipline.
• Proven significant experience of human factors in a high-hazard, safety-centric industry (e.g., energy, aviation, medical, automotive).
• Fluent communication in English and Polish.

Desired Characteristics:

• M.S. or PhD Degree in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• Registered Professional Engineer in the United States or Canada
• Experience in the nuclear industry to include nuclear plant emergency procedure, operator training guidelines, and regulatory site implementation and reviews is highly desirable.
• Experience with nuclear operations as a licensed/certified reactor operator is highly desirable.

Additional Information

Engineering Innovation Center (EIC) in Warsaw, Poland is an integral part of the global engineering structure of GE Vernova. The site was officially founded in 2007, as GE Gas Power focused engineering organization. Currently the site extends engineering activities for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in Poland.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Poland for this opening. This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships be from the U.S. Department of Energy's List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A); otherwise a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy will be required. More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No