MECHANICAL ENGINEER - AREVA SOLAR
Job Field: Architect / Engineering Jobs
Location: Mountain View, CA
Salary: $Not stated
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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Title: Mechanical Engineer - AREVA SolarLocation: California-Mountain ViewWANT TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN TOMORROW'S ENERGY CHALLENGES?JOIN THE AREVA TEAM TODAY! AREVA supplies solutions for power generation with less carbon. Its expertise and unwavering insistence on safety, security, transparency and ethics are setting the standard, and its responsible development is anchored in a process of continuous improvement.Ranked first in the global nuclear power industry, AREVA's unique integrated offering to utilities covers every stage of the fuel cycle, nuclear reactor design and construction, and related services. The group is also expanding in renewable energies - wind, solar, bioenergies, hydrogen and storage - to be one of the top three in this sector worldwide in 2012.With these two major offers, AREVA's 48,000 employees are helping to supply ever safer, cleaner and more economical energy to the greatest number of people. AREVA provides its customers with solutions for low-carbon power generation in North America and all over the world. As the leader in nuclear energy and a significant, growing player in the renewable energies sector, AREVA combines U.S. and Canadian leadership, access to worldwide expertise and a proven track record of performance. Sustainable development is a core component of AREVA's strategy. Its more than 5,000 U.S. and Canadian employees work every day to make AREVA a responsible industrial player helping to supply ever cleaner, safer and more economical energy to the greatest number of people. AREVA Inc. is headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Visit us athttp://us.areva.comor follow us atTwitter.The AREVA Renewable Energies Business Group:A world leader in nuclear energy, AREVA is resolutely committed to the development of solutions for CO2free energy production. It is a matter of responding to the planet's essential requirements in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while providing energy to the largest number of people. AREVA is developing a portfolio of activities based on four renewable energies : wind energy, bioenergy, solar power and hydrogen power, as well as energy storage.Solar Energy:AREVA offers turnkey solutions for concentrated solar (CSP) technologies. AREVA's experience in thermal technology and fluid mechanics is well adapted to the concentrated solar power market. Today, the EPC services needed to establish a ready-to-operate CSP plant are fully integrated in AREVA's technology offer.The Commissioning Team:The Commissioning Team consists of: a manager, a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer, and an I and C engineer. The I & C engineer is responsible for commissioning the control systems for the Solar Steam Generator product. The major controls areas are tracking control, to ensure that the focused solar power is delivered to the receiver boiler tubes, and process control, to ensure that delivered steam conditions are at the customer's specifications. Tracking capability relies on highly accurate knowledge of solar position, reflector field geometry, and optical optimization techniques. Process control ranges from simple PID control to feed forward and parameter estimation to state of the art Model Predictive Control and other advanced algorithms. The I & C engineer will need to have expertise in IT systems, networking, instrumentation, software development, advanced controls design, optics, and thermal hydraulics. Job Description:AREVA Solar, a leader in Solar Thermal Technology, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join the Commissioning Group. This individual will play have an important role in ensuring the mechanical systems success for global projects. The mechanical Engineer will be engaged in all aspects of the Commissioning Group's responsibilities. Responsibilities and duties include:* Focused on commissioning: structures, reflectors, piping and boilers. * Involved in the troubleshooting and documentation all of the mechanical systems. *
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