Nuclear Field I&C Specialist - Equity, PTO

Valar Atomics Inc.; Utah; On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch

PPE stipend

High-impact startup

Career growth

Job summary

Valar Atomics Inc. is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Specialist to be the site hands‑on expert in instrumentation and control hardware for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities.

This field‑focused role centers on instrument installation, calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting, with primary responsibility for planning, leading, and executing commissioning activities and for supervising the I&C technician group.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent hands-on I&C experience required.
• Minimum 7+ years of hands-on I&C in process, chemical, power, or nuclear facilities.
• Experience planning and leading commissioning activities including loop checks and punch list closure.
• Expert-level ability to calibrate, configure, and troubleshoot field instrumentation.
• Experience with control valves, actuators, and positioners.
• Read/interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, and instrument data sheets.

Responsibilities

• Install, calibrate, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain field instrumentation.
• Calibrate and maintain final control elements including valves, actuators, and positioners.
• Plan, lead, and execute commissioning activities and turnover to operations.
• Perform loop checks, continuity checks, calibration verification, and interlock testing.
• Supervise I&C technicians; manage training records and task qualifications.
• Own calibration program; manage standards and test equipment with traceability.

Skills

Instrumentation

Calibration

Loop checks

Troubleshooting

Project leadership

Safety compliance

Education

Associate degree in Instrumentation

Apprenticeship or military training

Tools

HART instruments

Industrial PLC/SCADA

AMS/Asset management

Job description

Valar Atomics Inc. is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Specialist to be the site hands‑on expert in instrumentation and control hardware for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities.

This field‑focused role centers on instrument installation, calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting, with primary responsibility for planning, leading, and executing commissioning activities and for supervising the I&C technician group.