Lead Nuclear I&C IV&V Engineer

NES Fircroft; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Senior / Lead Nuclear Digital I&C IV&V Engineer to join a high-performing team supporting advanced nuclear I&C systems. You will independently lead verification and validation across digital control systems, embedded hardware, and safety-related applications, owning the requirements-to-evidence lifecycle and developing testing strategies.

You will develop V&V requirements, test plans, procedures, and traceability matrices, execute FAT and regression

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in testing, verification and validation, systems engineering, nuclear I&C, or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years developing and executing test plans and verification evidence.
• Minimum 3 years with digital I&C, embedded systems or complex control systems.
• Proven experience with requirements analysis and traceability.
• Ability to review specifications, design packages, interfaces, and release documentation.
• Experience evaluating test results and resolving technical issues.
• Strong technical writing and reporting skills.
• Experience working within QA and configuration management processes.
• Ability to work independently with proper escalation when needed.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform verification and validation for nuclear digital I&C systems.
• Analyze system requirements, design docs, interfaces and verification evidence.
• Develop V&V requirements, test plans, procedures and traceability matrices.
• Execute FAT, regression, and component testing; witness and evaluate results.
• Assess test results, document findings, and support issue resolution.
• Review software/firmware/FPGA release documentation as part of verification.
• Lead design reviews, technical reviews, and baseline reviews.
• Support FMEA, hazard analyses, cybersecurity, and safety analyses.
• Develop simulators, test tools, and manufacturing test processes.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear standards and lifecycle processes.
• Lead or support customer-facing FAT activities and communicate results.
• Contribute to planning, scheduling, proposals, and resource planning.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide multidisciplinary technical leadership.

Skills

Requirements-based testing

IV&V

Test planning

Procedure development

Testing (FAT/APT)

Digital I&C systems

Embedded control systems

Technical communication

QA & configuration mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

LabVIEW

ATS200

Automated test equipment

Test simulators

Manufacturing test systems

FPGA/PLD verification

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Senior / Lead Nuclear Digital I&C IV&V Engineer to join a high-performing team supporting advanced nuclear I&C systems. You will independently lead verification and validation across digital control systems, embedded hardware, and safety-related applications, owning the requirements-to-evidence lifecycle and developing testing strategies.

You will develop V&V requirements, test plans, procedures, and traceability matrices, execute FAT and regression