Senior Engineer, Software Design
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Salary Range: $120,000 - $145,000 · Full-time
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- Salary Range: $120,000 - $145,000
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Original job description
Kinectrics is a wholly owned subsidiary of BWX Technologies focused on providing life cycle management services in the energy and utility sector. We develop innovative solutions for the global electricity and medical industries, helping empower a sustainable future. Trusted by clients worldwide, our employees provide expertise in engineering, testing, and inspection across a wide range of services. With offices worldwide and independent laboratories and testing facilities, we collaborate closely with clients to ensure utility assets perform safely, reliably, and efficiently throughout their entire life cycle.
Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.
Visit our website to learn more: www.kinectrics.com
The Opportunity
Position: Senior Engineer, Software Design
Location: 393 University Ave, Toronto, ON
Department: Design & Engineering Services (DES)
Reports to: Manager, Human Factors and Computer Design
Hours per week: 37.5
Salary Range: $120,000 - $145,000
Exact compensation may vary depending on the individual experience and qualifications of each candidate. Applicants with greater or less than the minimum qualifications for this posted opportunity may be considered for alternate opportunities.
What We Offer
At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.
Kinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusion and indigenous relations pages.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a voluntary diversity survey. The collection of self-identification data is driven by our commitment to DE&I and ensures Kinectrics' continuous review and improvement of its programs. The information that you provide is strictly confidential and your responses will only be used for statistical purposes. Your responses do not affect your candidacy in any way.
Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.
Visit our website to learn more: www.kinectrics.com
The Opportunity
Position: Senior Engineer, Software Design
Location: 393 University Ave, Toronto, ON
Department: Design & Engineering Services (DES)
Reports to: Manager, Human Factors and Computer Design
Hours per week: 37.5
Salary Range: $120,000 - $145,000
Exact compensation may vary depending on the individual experience and qualifications of each candidate. Applicants with greater or less than the minimum qualifications for this posted opportunity may be considered for alternate opportunities.
What We Offer
At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.
- Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
- Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
- Innovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
- Diversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
- Total Compensation: Your talent deserves to be recognized. Kinectrics offers a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America. Salary is just one component of the total rewards you will receive when working for Kinectrics. Other elements may also include pay for performance programs (merit pay and discretionary annual performance bonuses), comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs, membership discounts, employee referral bonus, eligibility for our pension plan, career development programs, and professional development/educational reimbursements.
- Develop software solutions for electro-mechanical automation in the nuclear industry by collaborating with mechanical, I&C, and electrical designers.
- Define and formalize software design requirements based on system operation.
- Write, test, and troubleshoot software code to ensure compliance with design specifications.
- Provide hardware recommendations to support software functionality.
- Design and develop electrical control circuits.
- Lead and contribute to software development and programming tasks.
- Prepare and review technical deliverables for software projects.
- Support project activities, including procedure writing, outage preparation, and project documentation closure.
- Interface effectively with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, and clients.
- Provide engineering and troubleshooting support at Kipling labs, vendor sites, and client locations.
- Perform on-site commissioning and troubleshooting.
- Conduct procurement engineering and vendor coordination for projects.
- Identify and implement process improvements in technical and project management areas.
- Participate in industry associations, conferences, and technical committees, and contribute to technical publications.
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical, Computer, or related Engineering discipline
- 6+ years of experience in software design engineering in nuclear or other safety-critical, highly regulated industries
- 3+ years of experience as technical lead for software and/or computer engineering teams
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario
- Experience designing and implementing control and monitoring systems using PLCs, HMIs, and Data Historians (Schneider, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, GE, Omron, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with SCADA systems or Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
- Proficiency in IEC 61131-3 programming languages for industrial automation.
- Working knowledge of electrical and safety standards for automated equipment.
- Strong understanding of electro-mechanical systems, with the ability to test, troubleshoot, and debug complex automation solutions.
- Experience in software design within regulated industries such as nuclear, aerospace, or chemical plants.
- Experience in preparing and reviewing design documentation across all stages of SDLC for CAT I-IV software in accordance with CSA N290.14 and N286.7
- Strong understanding of nuclear power plant design, operation, and modernization programs, including control system upgrades
- Thorough knowledge of Engineering Change Control (ECC) processes in nuclear environments
- Hands-on experience with software engineering lifecycle practices, including configuration management and verification & validation (V&V)
- Experience in project management and interfacing with and coordinating activities of multi-disciplinary teams
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with a strong commitment to quality
- Occasional travel to other Kinectrics’ locations and client sites will be required.
- Experience working on-site at nuclear generating stations; holding a valid OPG and Bruce Power Security Clearance is an asset.
- Experience performing condition and performance assessments of digital systems and cybersecurity/OT assets
- Experience supporting refurbishment or operating (capital) projects in nuclear facilities
- Strong leadership mindset with the ability to develop and motivate high-performing teams
- Strong business acumen, ability to collaborate with management to lead diverse team in fulfilling internal and external priorities
- Innovative, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in complex, regulated environments
- Collaborative and client-focused, with a proactive and results-driven approach
Kinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusion and indigenous relations pages.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a voluntary diversity survey. The collection of self-identification data is driven by our commitment to DE&I and ensures Kinectrics' continuous review and improvement of its programs. The information that you provide is strictly confidential and your responses will only be used for statistical purposes. Your responses do not affect your candidacy in any way.
Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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Responsibilities
Develop, lead, and test software and electrical control solutions for nuclear-industry electromechanical automation, including defining requirements, recommending hardware, and preparing technical documentation. Support project delivery through multidisciplinary coordination, procurement and vendor engagement, commissioning, troubleshooting, outage preparation, and process improvement.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical, computer, or a related engineering discipline, at least six years of software design experience in a safety-critical or regulated industry, three years of technical leadership, and an Ontario P.Eng. designation. Candidates should have hands-on experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA or DCS systems, IEC 61131-3, nuclear software lifecycle standards and practices, and multidisciplinary project coordination; nuclear-site experience and relevant security clearances are assets.
Skills
- Software Design Engineering
- Industrial Automation
- PLC Programming
- HMI Systems
- SCADA Systems
- Distributed Control Systems
- IEC 61131-3
- Software Verification and Validation
- Configuration Management
- Nuclear Engineering
- Troubleshooting and Debugging
- Project Management
- Technical Leadership
- Vendor Coordination
- Stakeholder Management
Benefits
- Performance Pay
- Discretionary Annual Bonuses
- Health Benefits
- Wellness Programs
- Membership Discounts
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Pension Plan
- Career Development Programs
- Professional Development and Educational Reimbursements
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- Engineering
- Software
- Energy
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
Keywords
- Nuclear Industry
- Software Design
- Electromechanical Automation
- Human-Machine Interfaces
- Data Historians
- SCADA
- Distributed Control Systems
- IEC 61131-3
- Schneider
- Allen-Bradley
- Siemens
- GE
- Omron
- CSA N290.14
- CSA N286.7
- Configuration Management
- Verification and Validation
- Engineering Change Control
- Electrical Control Circuits
- Cybersecurity
- Operational Technology
- Commissioning
- Procurement Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
- Project Management
- Safety-Critical Systems