Director, Power Conversion IC&E (Turbomachinery)

Valar Atomics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Job summary

Valar Atomics is recruiting a Director of IC&E for Power Conversion in the United States. You will own the full instrumentation, control, and electrical architecture across the power conversion system, from early R&D and rig design through facility construction, commissioning, and integrated operation.

You will unite engineering teams and vendors to deliver a fast-to-deploy nuclear power program. This role requires hands-on technical authority in turbomachinery dynamics, high-speed

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering experience in instrumentation, control systems, and/or electrical design for rotating machinery.
• Hands-on turbomachinery control systems experience.
• Experience leading IC&E scope on test facilities, development rigs, or capital construction projects.
• Strong foundation in electrical systems design and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Own IC&E design basis for the primary to secondary coolant loop Brayton cycle power conversion unit (PCU), including compressor, turbine, recuperator, and intercooler control systems.
• Define instrumentation strategy for high-speed rotating machinery — shaft dynamics, vibration monitoring, temperature, pressure, and flow measurement in helium environments.
• Develop control system architecture for turbomachinery startup, shutdown, load following, trip logic, and speed/load governing.
• Lead IC&E design for development generator sets — excitation systems, voltage regulation, synchronization, protection relays, and grid interface.
• Establish electrical power distribution design for the facility: MV/LV switchgear, VFDs, power electronics, and auxiliary systems.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Turbomachinery control

IC&E management

Electrical design

Vendor management

Tools

Switchgear

Motor drives

Instrumentation

Data acquisition

Job description

Valar Atomics is recruiting a Director of IC&E for Power Conversion in the United States. You will own the full instrumentation, control, and electrical architecture across the power conversion system, from early R&D and rig design through facility construction, commissioning, and integrated operation.

You will unite engineering teams and vendors to deliver a fast-to-deploy nuclear power program. This role requires hands-on technical authority in turbomachinery dynamics, high-speed