Nuclear I&C Safety Systems Designer

Framatome North America; Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 88,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off (vacation, sick days, 13

Paid holidays

Education reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Employee assistance programs

Health plan options

Job summary

Framatome North America is seeking a System Designer for Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Safety Systems to define, integrate, and lifecycle-engineer safety-related control systems for nuclear modernization projects in the United States.

You will ensure designs meet regulatory requirements and safety expectations while aligning with product strategy and commercial commitments, collaborating with licensing, quality, and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of related experience.
• Knowledge of related engineering standards and criteria.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system level architecture for safety class digital I&C systems.
• Translate regulatory, licensing, and customer requirements into clear system specifications, interface definitions, and design constraints.
• Cross-disciplinary integration across hardware, software, networks, cybersecurity, and human machine interface components.
• Support safety analyses such as FMEA, reliability assessments, deterministic safety evaluations, and D3 assessments.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear safety and digital I&C standards, including IEEE 603, IEC 61513, IEC 60880, IEC 62138, 10 CFR 50/52/73, IEEE 1012 and NRC guidance.
• Collaborate with licensing, quality, and commercial teams to support bids, proposals, customer meetings, and regulatory interactions.
• Prepare and review lifecycle documentation, including requirements specifications, architecture descriptions, interface control documents, and safety case inputs.
• Support configuration management, design change control, and technical risk management throughout the system lifecycle.

Skills

System architecture

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Problem solving

Safety systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Programming languages

Safety platforms

Job description

Framatome North America is seeking a System Designer for Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Safety Systems to define, integrate, and lifecycle-engineer safety-related control systems for nuclear modernization projects in the United States.

You will ensure designs meet regulatory requirements and safety expectations while aligning with product strategy and commercial commitments, collaborating with licensing, quality, and commercial teams.