NDE Engineering Specialist

Your role within the team -

• The position of NDE Engineering Specialist will be a junior contributing role in the NDE department to assist in the execution of periodic reactor inspection programs, major nuclear refurbishment projects, or new-nuclear projects.  The successful candidate will join a mature team of project and engineering personnel and will be assigned tasks in the areas of engineering, and Non-Destructive Examination data acquisition, data analysis
• The employee will be required to obtain security clearance for CANDU Energy Inc. facilities and possibly for our customer sites. This activity typically requires extended time for someone who is not a citizen of Canada, so Canadian citizenship is an advantage. 
• The employee may be assigned to short-term field service assignments on CANDU Field Services projects, typically during customers’ outages and at their sites.  During these assignments, the employee may be requested to perform work in a radiological work environment such as set-up and operation activities of certain tooling.  In this event, the employee will be required to Nuclear Energy Worker qualified and trained to CANDU Energy’s RP program as “Group 3” worker and with our customer’s onboarding process, as well as receiving practical training related to the project.  Physical fitness and hands-on experience with tools and equipment will be an advantage.
• The employee will be expected to perform tasks and activities commensurate with their level of experience and familiarity with the technology, while supervised by more senior engineering (and EIT) staff. 

Responsibilities will include activities such as -

• NDE Data acquisition
• NDE Data management
• NDE Data Analysis
• NDE Report Preparation
• Program reporting to customers and other stakeholders in routine daily meetings during customer ‘outage’ periods
• Feedback to Project Management organization for forecasted completion and for potential scope variance/changes

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on an innovative and award-winning project. 
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important. 
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities. 
• Competitive compensation package. 
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• Knowledge of CSA N285.6
• General knowledge of CANDU reactor construction
• Detailed knowledge of CANDU reactor pressure tube construction and aging mechanism
• Knowledge of NDE techniques pertinent to the inspection requirements of CSA N285.5
• Excellent organizational, communication and customer relationship skills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Progression within a recognized course of college or university study – preference will be given to engineering and/or engineering technology students.
• Commitment to Safety.
• Problem Solving.
• Integrity and Trust.
• Customer Focus.
• Team Player.
• Shares Knowledge.
• Self-starter/self-motivated.

Additional Job Requirement/Information -

• Engineering Degree in field of study relevant to the practice of Non-Destructive Examination, e.g. Metallurgy, Engineering Physics etc.
• Special consideration will be given to applicants with advanced CGSB Qualifications in ultrasonics or eddy current inspection technologies.