Senior Electrical Engineer — Nuclear Embedded Systems (Austin, On-site)

Koitecc Solutions; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Corporate Gym Membership

Job summary

Aalo Atomics in Austin, Texas, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical and instrumentation systems for our nuclear reactor from architecture to production.

You will design embedded hardware and firmware, build control panels, develop diagrams, and manage components and BOMs while collaborating with mechanical, thermal, and nuclear teams to scale from prototype to production. This is a hands-on leadership role on-site.

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 and real-time firmware.
• Ability to size electrical wiring to meet needs in compliance with NFPA 70 (NEC).
• Experience with decentralized electronic hardware and instrumentation components.
• Strong knowledge of industrial instrumentation such as thermocouples, RTDs, pressure transducers, flow meters, and level sensors.
• Proficiency with design tools (NX Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical) and producing production-ready drawings.
• Experience with cybersecurity for control systems and various network protocols (Modbus, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA).
• Track record of driving electrical hardware through design, build, and commissioning milestones.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of electrical and instrumentation systems: architecture, detailed design, build, test, commissioning, and iteration.
• Drive the development of embedded hardware and firmware capabilities, defining paths from off-the-shelf I&C toward fully proprietary systems.
• Design and build control systems for reactor and balance-of-plant components including sensors, actuators, signal conditioning, and 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; own BOM and supplier relationships.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, and nuclear teams to integrate electrical systems into reactor design.
• Mentor junior electrical engineers and technicians; set technical standards for the electrical team.
• Question requirements to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Embedded hardware

Firmware

Electrical design

Industrial instrumentation

Cybersecurity for control systems

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

NX Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

EPLAN

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Aalo Atomics in Austin, Texas, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the electrical and instrumentation systems for our nuclear reactor from architecture to production.

You will design embedded hardware and firmware, build control panels, develop diagrams, and manage components and BOMs while collaborating with mechanical, thermal, and nuclear teams to scale from prototype to production. This is a hands-on leadership role on-site.