Senior I&C Hardware Engineer – Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing

Valar Atomics Inc.; Utah; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

PPE stipend

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Staff I&C Hardware Engineer to specify, design, install, commission, and maintain instrumentation and control hardware for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities in Utah. You will lead complex projects, oversee safety instrumentation systems, and mentor junior engineers.

You will collaborate with process, mechanical, and software teams to ensure robust control panels, field wiring, calibration, and commissioning, while upholding nuclear quality standards and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, or Systems).
• 8+ years of instrumentation or I&C engineering experience in process industries.
• Experience specifying and sizing field instruments and control valves.
• Experience developing instrument deliverables like loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, I/O lists, and cable schedules.
• Ability to read P&IDs, electrical schematics, loop diagrams, and instrument data sheets.
• SIL verification calculations to IEC 61511 and lifecycle documentation.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, install, commission, and maintain instrumentation and control hardware for nuclear fuel facilities.
• Own instrumentation engineering documentation for capital projects (instrument index, loop diagrams, I/O lists, etc.).
• Tune PID and advanced regulatory control loops; commission field instrumentation and resolve deviations.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, and piping engineers on installation details and process connections.
• Provide technical direction to contractors, vendors, and installation crews; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Instrumentation engineering

Hazardous area classification

SIL verification

Project leadership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical/Chemical/Systems Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SmartPlant Instrumentation/INtools

AVEVA

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Staff I&C Hardware Engineer to specify, design, install, commission, and maintain instrumentation and control hardware for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities in Utah. You will lead complex projects, oversee safety instrumentation systems, and mentor junior engineers.

You will collaborate with process, mechanical, and software teams to ensure robust control panels, field wiring, calibration, and commissioning, while upholding nuclear quality standards and project