Senior Nuclear I&C Engineer - Detectors & Safety Systems

Valar Atomics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

PPE stipend

Autonomy and ownership

Job summary

Valar Atomics in the United States seeks a senior technical authority for nuclear instrumentation and controls (I&C) with a focus on neutron detection, detector signal processing electronics, and radiation monitoring equipment. This role leads design, integration, vendor oversight, safety evaluations, and commissioning for reactor protection and monitoring systems.

You will mentor engineers and coordinate with reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, electrical engineering, and operations teams,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in nuclear I&C, radiation detection, reactor protection, or related areas.
• Hands-on experience with signal processing electronics (wide-range, source-range channels).
• Experience with area/process radiation monitors and environmental monitoring instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, specification, selection, and integration of neutron detectors and signal conditioning electronics.
• Design and validate radiation monitoring systems including area, process, and stack monitors.
• Oversee detector placement, shielding design, and response characterization (in-core and ex-core).
• Perform calibration strategies and uncertainty analyses for neutron flux across ranges.
• Develop and maintain I&C architectures for safety-related and non-safety systems per IEEE 603, IEC 61508, DOE guidance.
• Produce and review engineering deliverables: control logic, loop diagrams, datasheets, architecture drawings, narratives, and FE specifications.
• Execute I&C system modeling, FMEA, and hazard analysis; classify SIL/Category/Level per IEC/ISA.
• Design interfaces to PLCs, safety-significant controllers, distributed I/O, high-rel platforms.
• Guide system integration with reactor protection and radiation monitoring systems.

Skills

Nuclear I&C

Detector signal processing

Radiation monitoring

Systems integration

Vendor oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Physics

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

FAT/SAT testing

FMEA & hazard analysis

Job description

Valar Atomics in the United States seeks a senior technical authority for nuclear instrumentation and controls (I&C) with a focus on neutron detection, detector signal processing electronics, and radiation monitoring equipment. This role leads design, integration, vendor oversight, safety evaluations, and commissioning for reactor protection and monitoring systems.

You will mentor engineers and coordinate with reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, electrical engineering, and operations teams,