Hello,
Hope all is well. I am a Professional Engineer that has worked in the HVAC controls for the past decade. I love the controls aspect of the job. I am very interested in learning Instrumentation and Controls Engineering for the nuclear industry. Either for a power utility or an engineering firm.
What advice would you give to a mechanical engineer who would like to get into the Instrumentation and Controls Engineering field at a nuclear power plant?
1) What codes and standards are the most important to know?
2) What certifications do you recommend? (I.E. PE, CAP-Certified Automation Professional any others?)
3) What technologies do you recommend to learn (I.E. SCADA, DCS, PLCs)
4) Is there any recommended programming languages you recommend learning( I.E. SQL for database querying, C#/JAVA, Python)
5) What other information do you have that would be necessary to learn to get into that field?
6) What do you need to know from a networking standpoint?
7) What is the actual job like?
8) Is it possible to get a I&C job in the nuclear industry?
From what little I see online, it is very fun and a lot to learn.
If requested, I can send you a copy of my resume.
Thanks for your help!
If you wish to email me, please feel free to do so at [email protected]
Hope all is well. I am a Professional Engineer that has worked in the HVAC controls for the past decade. I love the controls aspect of the job. I am very interested in learning Instrumentation and Controls Engineering for the nuclear industry. Either for a power utility or an engineering firm.
What advice would you give to a mechanical engineer who would like to get into the Instrumentation and Controls Engineering field at a nuclear power plant?
1) What codes and standards are the most important to know?
2) What certifications do you recommend? (I.E. PE, CAP-Certified Automation Professional any others?)
3) What technologies do you recommend to learn (I.E. SCADA, DCS, PLCs)
4) Is there any recommended programming languages you recommend learning( I.E. SQL for database querying, C#/JAVA, Python)
5) What other information do you have that would be necessary to learn to get into that field?
6) What do you need to know from a networking standpoint?
7) What is the actual job like?
8) Is it possible to get a I&C job in the nuclear industry?
From what little I see online, it is very fun and a lot to learn.
If requested, I can send you a copy of my resume.
Thanks for your help!
If you wish to email me, please feel free to do so at [email protected]
