Francois Lefebvre

Qualification and Obsolescence section and product manager at TRACTEBEL

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Specialties: instrumentation, control comand, I&C, qualification, equipment testing, quality

Experience

  • TRACTEBEL (12 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head of Metier E-I&C-T&D
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Qualification and obsolescence product manager
      May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

      - Coordination of all Competence Centers (Electricity, l&C, Mechanical and Radio-monitoring, HVAC...) and operational follow-up of the related projects; - Staffing plan coordination and identification of the resources required to answer to the needs; - Further development of the Product together with the Marketing, Sales & Business Development Team to develop the competence to other potential customers, countries and markets; - Chosen development in France, Holland, UK and South-Africa,

    • Engie Key expert - Hardware and Software qualification
      Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • instrumentation engineer at SNC-Lavalin
    Jul 2012 - Nov 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • TRACTEBEL - ENGIE GROUP (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • engineer - nuclear process control
      Oct 2006 - Jun 2012 · 5 yrs 9 mos

      qualification/development of I&C equipment - pressure transmitters - temperature transmitters - position indication - level switches - temperature switches - pressure switches - limit switches - electronic modules - pneumatic actuators and instrumentation - electric actuators - cables and connections quality and technical audits of suppliers - quality auditing following 10CFR50 app B - technical follow up of the evolution of components and the impact of said modification on design and qualification project management - small qualification projects with follow up of budgets, deliverables and reporting to the client

    • Technical leader
      Oct 2006 - Jun 2012 · 5 yrs 9 mos

      Expert in Control command, Instrumentation, Hardware Qualification Type test and Quality auditor Responsible for the I&C Hardware Qualification within the Nuclear Process Control department.; Redaction of tests procedures, realization of qualification tests including : extreme functional tests, aging (thermal and mechanical), irradiation, seismic stress, thermo dynamical (LOCA-HELB). Definition of the hardware qualification needs on large renovation projects impacting the safety of the nuclear power plant. Projects as: replacement of the nuclear instrumentation system (NIS), safety control cabinets for Diesel Generators, replacement of regulation valves for the reactor cooling system. Follow up and maintenance of the certification of about fifty suppliers (technical and quality follow up of equipments such as: pressure and position transmitters, electronic cards, pneumatic instrumentation as I/P, positionner, actuator, electrical actuators, connectors, relays). Management of the procurement procedure for safety related equipment. Management of obsolete I&C equipment through new developments, reverse engineering or benchmark of existing solutions Elaboration of the hardware qualification requirements for the new nuclear power plants type ATMEA. Management Elaboration and management of budgets for the entity Management of the team of five engineers and coaching/training of the junior members; on renovation projects for control command systems (mono ou multidisciplinary) Feasability, technical and budgetary study and impact of the different norms on the project Call for tenders and contract management (contracts<1M€), manufacturing supervision and FAT (Factory acceptance test) On site erection and supervision, SAT (site acceptance test), start-up and re-qualification of the installation