Ovation Platform Support Engineer
Warrendale, US
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
Ovation Platform Support Engineer
This position will support multiple groups who design and implement non-safety control systems, turbine control systems and plant computers for the nuclear power industry. Our customers operate worldwide and include existing nuclear power plant operators plus new plant projects based on the AP1000 and APR1400 designs. Individuals in this position will work closely with multiple disciplines including functional design, software design, hardware design, testing and cyber security. The ideal candidate should have an interest in industrial control systems, IT infrastructure, and cyber security.
This is a junior position but offers the potential for significant growth in a variety of areas depending on individual capabilities and interest.
What your day-to-day looks like:
- Configuration and administration of DCS systems and test equipment. This includes preparing systems for testing and customer release.
- Provide technical support to internal teams and interface with external vendors as necessary.
- Provide technical support to external customers with support contract.
- Install software and patches at customer sites in accordance with field change packages.
- Provide site support during commissioning and startup distributed control systems and related support equipment.
- Develop standard control system architectures including traditional and hyperconverged architectures using both VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V technologies.
Up to 25% travel could be required to support of customer systems though additional opportunities for field and site work are generally available.
What we’d like to see from you:
Education:
Degree in Computer, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Experience/Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role
- Experience with common PLC, SCADA, or DCS platforms
- Experience with VMware (vSphere, vCenter, vSan) and Hyper-V
- Experience with Cisco network switches and routers
- Experience in industrial environments or with industrial control systems is a plus.
Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
- Safety and Quality
- Integrity and Trust
- Customer Focus and Innovation
- Speed and Passion to Win
- Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
- Educational Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
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