Maritime I&C Engineer – Nuclear Power at Sea

Ocean Atomics; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Atomics in Bethesda, MD is seeking an engineer to design and analyze instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for the reactor and ship plant, sensors, control logic, protection systems, and operator interfaces.

You will use the engineering simulator to develop, test, and validate control strategies and system response, defining requirements, set points, and interfaces with plant systems, while supporting safety analyses and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, nuclear, or systems engineering.
• Experience designing or analyzing instrumentation and control for nuclear or safety-critical plants.
• Familiarity with control system modeling and engineering simulators for design validation.
• Working knowledge of reactor protection systems, sensors, and control architectures.
• Strong grounding in control theory and signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze I&C systems, considering control logic, reactor protection, and human‑machine interfaces.
• Develop and validate control strategies and system response using the engineering simulator, tuning logic and verifying behavior across normal and transient conditions.
• Define I&C requirements, set points, and instrument specifications, and establish interfaces with plant systems.
• Support failure modes, reliability, and safety analyses for control and protection functions.
• Document I&C designs, simulator validation results, and as‑built configurations, and support design reviews and integration testing.

Skills

Instrumentation & Control

Control theory

Signal processing

Engineering simulators

Reactor protection knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer/nuclear or systems engineering

Tools

Engineering simulators

Control system modeling

Job description

Ocean Atomics in Bethesda, MD is seeking an engineer to design and analyze instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for the reactor and ship plant, sensors, control logic, protection systems, and operator interfaces.

You will use the engineering simulator to develop, test, and validate control strategies and system response, defining requirements, set points, and interfaces with plant systems, while supporting safety analyses and design reviews.