Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer – Nuclear Tech

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE); Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental vision

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. is seeking an experienced Instrumentation and Control Engineer to design, implement, and verify I&C solutions for advanced reactor systems.

You will translate requirements into detailed I&C designs, manage documentation, and contribute to PLC/FPGA/DCS/SCADA configurations under the Principal I&C Architect. You will collaborate across disciplines, support validation, commissioning, and safety evaluations, and help drive issue resolution while advancing next-gen energy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in digital I&C platforms (such as PLC, FPGA, DCS, SCADA, or embedded control system) in regulated environments.
• Experience performing or supporting failure analysis, FMEA, testing, verification and validation, including development of test procedures and resolution of design/test issues.
• Proficiency with hardware and software integration across electrical, mechanical, and safety system boundaries.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity implementation practices for industrial control systems.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate system-level and functional requirements into detailed I&C subsystem and component designs.
• Develop and maintain I&C design documentation and ensure full requirements traceability.
• Implement detailed I&C functions, control logic, and platform configurations.
• Select, specify, and integrate I&C hardware, instrumentation, and controllers.
• Perform subsystem-level analyses such as FMEA and support reliability and safety evaluations.
• Support verification, validation, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary interfaces, support licensing and safety activities and drive issue resolution.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Control systems

Digital I&C platforms

FMEA

Cybersecurity for ICS

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC

FPGA

DCS

SCADA

Embedded controls

Job description

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. is seeking an experienced Instrumentation and Control Engineer to design, implement, and verify I&C solutions for advanced reactor systems.

You will translate requirements into detailed I&C designs, manage documentation, and contribute to PLC/FPGA/DCS/SCADA configurations under the Principal I&C Architect. You will collaborate across disciplines, support validation, commissioning, and safety evaluations, and help drive issue resolution while advancing next-gen energy