Senior Electrical Engineer - Nuclear Embedded Controls

Ieee Ru Sb; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Corporate Gym Membership

Job summary

Aalo Atomics, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical and instrumentation systems for its nuclear reactor programs. You will architect, design, build, and commission embedded hardware and control systems, working hands-on in our facility.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and drive standards for production-ready drawings and BOMs while advancing safety and reliability in a fast-moving R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and building electrical systems, control panels, or instrumentation
• Experience driving embedded hardware and firmware architecture, including custom PCB design
• Ability to size electrical wiring to meet needs of systems in compliance with NFPA 70 (NEC)
• Experience with decentralized electronic hardware (I/O modules, power supplies, sensors, controllers)
• Knowledge of industrial instrumentation: thermocouples, RTDs, pressure transducers, flow meters, level sensors
• Proficiency with electrical design tools (NX Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or equivalent)
• Experience in cybersecurity for control systems
• Familiarity with network protocols (Modbus, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA)
• Track record of driving electrical hardware through design, build, commissioning milestones

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of electrical and instrumentation systems: architecture, design, build, test, commissioning, iteration
• Drive embedded hardware and firmware architecture and define path to proprietary embedded systems
• Design and build control systems for reactor and balance-of-plant components including sensors, actuators, signal conditioning, PLCs/DCS hardware
• Develop and maintain electrical schematics, loop diagrams, P&IDs, cable schedules, and panel layouts in CAD/EPLAN or equivalent
• Specify, procure, and qualify electrical components and instrumentation; own BOM and supplier relationships
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, and nuclear teams to integrate electrical systems into reactor design
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians; set technical standards for the electrical team
• Question requirements

Job description

Aalo Atomics, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical and instrumentation systems for its nuclear reactor programs. You will architect, design, build, and commission embedded hardware and control systems, working hands-on in our facility.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and drive standards for production-ready drawings and BOMs while advancing safety and reliability in a fast-moving R&D environment.