I&C Design Engineer

Thomas Thor; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled I&C Engineer to work on Sodium Fast Reactor technologies. This remote position involves designing and integrating advanced instrumentation and control systems, ensuring compliance with nuclear standards, and collaborating with a diverse team of engineers and scientists. The role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative nuclear projects that push the boundaries of technology. If you have a passion for engineering and a desire to work on groundbreaking projects in the nuclear sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Policy

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in instrumentation and controls systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Controls or Electrical Engineering required.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate I&C systems for sodium fast reactor technologies.
• Provide technical direction and support to design teams.

Skills

Instrumentation and Controls Systems

Electrical Engineering

Systems Integration

Nuclear Codes and Standards

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Controls or Electrical Engineering

Higher Education in Related Discipline

Job description

Work Location: Remote

Contract Length: 12 months, potential extension depending on project needs and individual performance.

Contract Details:

W2 assignment, full benefits available (health, vision, dental, life, 401k, PTO, & holiday policy).

In this role, you will:

Report directly to the Plant I&C Manager. In this role, you will act as I&C Engineer for Sodium Fast Reactor technologies, including responsibility for the instrument and control system design, prototype development and testing, plant level system integration, and commissioning. Your role will include interfacing with a team of scientists and engineers. You will also identify, specify, and integrate custom instrumentation with advanced control systems for Generation IV advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Controls, Electrical, or related discipline from an accredited university.
• 6+ years direct experience with proven instrumentation and controls systems skills. Higher education will count toward years of experience.
• Candidates must have experience in instrumentation and controls development, diagnostics, and a demonstrated ability to design and deliver industrial I&C platforms and report data accordingly.

Tasks:

• Responsible for interfacing and supporting geographically diverse and international design team members to develop supporting design documentation, including in-house and subcontracted resources and partner/customer resources.
• Lead design of I&C and supporting electrical systems from systems and sub-system functional requirements through final design.
• Develop and review system- and component-level specifications and scopes of work.
• Perform engineering and design evaluations in the application of nuclear codes and standards, licensing requirements, and NRC regulations.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to engineers in applicable nuclear and non-nuclear related design standards.
• Specify and describe suitability of instrumentation measurement techniques for use in sodium fast reactor and integrated energy storage technologies, including analysis of measurement range, response time, and measurement accuracy.
• Analyze and apply regulatory criteria and standards to complex Instrumentation and Control system design.
• Develop and review technical design documents, such as System Requirements Documents, System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, Engineering Design Specifications, etc.
• Create and manage drawing packages of system and sub-system designs, including P&IDs, control system architecture drawings, control logic and loop diagrams, and instrument installation drawings.
• Generate integrated design package for key systems and sub-systems.
• Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, working with the contract administrator to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables to meet requirements, as well as coordination and performance of technical reviews of deliverables.
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices in order to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
• Integrate I&C with work of other disciplines, engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts.
• Interface with and support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.

Thomas-Thor provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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