Process Design Engineer/Analyst

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: Process Design Engineer/Analyst

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Level: Intermediate

Location: 800 Kipling Avenue, Toronto, ON

Department: Nuclear Equipment Solutions

Reports to: Director, Process Design

Hours per week: 37.5

Number Required: 1

Salary Range: $101,268 - $122,000. 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.

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

• Perform process engineering activities supporting engineering projects involving fusion energy, tritium management, isotope processing and separation technologies, advanced nuclear technologies, and related research, development, demonstration, and commercial deployment programs, while ensuring compliance with applicable safety, environmental, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Develop Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and detailed engineering deliverables including process design descriptions, requirements, Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), control philosophies, interlock logic, technical specifications, operating procedures, and engineering reports.
• Perform process modelling, simulation, heat and mass balance calculations, equipment/pipe/instrumentation sizing, and system performance evaluations for fusion fuel cycle, tritium, isotope processing, gas handling, vacuum design, purification, and balance-of-plant systems.
• Support the design, development, testing, and deployment of process systems, skids, pilot plants, test facilities, experimental apparatus, and integrated process equipment for fusion, advanced nuclear, and clean energy applications including first-of-a-kind (FOAK) technologies.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls, manufacturing, project management, QA/QC, procurement, scientific, and nuclear engineering personnel to develop innovative and practical engineering solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, process hazard analyses (PHA), Layer of Protection Analyses (LOPA), safety assessments, risk evaluations, and constructability reviews to ensure designs meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans, commissioning procedures, factory acceptance tests (FAT), startup programs, operational readiness reviews, troubleshooting, and performance validation activities, including support for testing and deployment at customer, supplier, manufacturing, and research facilities in Canada and internationally.
• Support equipment/part procurement and supplier management activities, including equipment selection, technical evaluations, acceptance testing, and reviews of equipment designs, layouts, and fabrication drawings.
• Support technology development activities including R&D programs, engineering studies, technical evaluations, pilot-scale demonstrations, technology maturation initiatives, proposal development, and technical reporting.
• Support the development of 2D and 3D equipment, process skid, and facility models to facilitate design reviews, fabrication, assembly, and testing.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, research organizations, universities, contractors, and international fusion and nuclear partners; represent Kinectrics at technical meetings, industry forums, and conferences.
• Support project execution activities including scope definition, cost estimating, scheduling, progress tracking, contract administration, and technical risk management.
• Stay current with emerging fusion technologies, isotope management practices, advanced manufacturing methods, and process engineering innovations.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously and provide technical support to project managers, technical leads, department management, and other stakeholders as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• 5+ years of process engineering experience in fusion, nuclear, energy, chemical processing, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Strong knowledge of process engineering fundamentals, including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, transport phenomena, unit operations, chemical reaction engineering, and process control
• Demonstrated experience preparing process engineering deliverables, including PFDs, P&IDs, process calculations, equipment specifications, engineering reports, commissioning documentation, and design basis documents.
• Experience with process simulation, modelling, and engineering software tools such as Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, AutoCAD, or equivalent applications. Experience with programming and technical computing tools such as Python, MATLAB, VBA, C#, or similar platforms is considered an asset.
• Experience with process system design, process skids, integrated equipment packages, commissioning activities, startup testing, and performance validation programs.
• Knowledge of fusion fuel cycle technologies, tritium processing and detritiation systems, hydrogen isotope separation, gas handling and vacuum systems, cryogenic processes, purification technologies, thermal diffusion, tritium monitoring technologies, and related nuclear process equipment.
• Understanding of fusion energy systems, tritium management technologies, plasma support systems, fuel cycle requirements, or emerging fusion reactor concepts is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM), including participation in PHA, LOPA, hazard reviews, engineering risk assessments, and nuclear safety evaluations.
• Familiarity with applicable engineering codes and standards including ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, and nuclear quality assurance requirements.
• Experience managing suppliers and supporting the design, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, and delivery of engineered equipment and systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project execution skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated customer focus and ability to deliver engineering projects and research programs on schedule and within budget.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic project environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Assets

• Experience with research and development facilities, pilot-scale systems, demonstration facilities, or first-of-a-kind (FOAK) technology projects.
• Familiarity with tritium technologies such as CECE, LPCE, ADS, WDS, HPS, ISS, CDS, or similar isotope-processing systems.
• Experience with gas separation technologies, cryogenic distillation, thermal diffusion, membrane separation, adsorption processes, or tritium monitoring systems.
• Knowledge of CANDU technology, nuclear systems, or nuclear facility operations.
• Graduate degree (M.Eng., MASc, MSc, or PhD) in Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related discipline.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete the security clearance process. The security clearance process is conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and may take up to 12 months to complete.

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.

Kinectrics may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during the initial screening of applications. All applications are also reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.