Sr Nuclear I&C / Electrical Engineer

Design Hire LLC; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Hire LLC is seeking a Senior Engineer to provide instrumentation, control systems, and electrical support for a commercial nuclear plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. You will perform evaluations, calculations, and design reviews, support system modifications, and work with operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams to meet operational and regulatory requirements.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Nuclear Engineering and about 10+ years of relevant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Nuclear Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, preferably in commercial nuclear power generation.
• Strong background in Instrumentation & Controls, Electrical Engineering, or related nuclear plant systems.
• Experience with nuclear plant engineering, system evaluations, design modifications, and technical analyses.
• Experience supporting EPU or MUR projects is highly preferred.
• Nuclear systems engineering or plant operations experience is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with nuclear plant instrumentation, control systems, engineering standards, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for nuclear plant instrumentation, control systems, electrical equipment, and associated plant systems.
• Perform engineering evaluations, technical analyses, calculations, and design reviews supporting equipment performance, reliability, and plant modifications.
• Support instrumentation and control system modifications, engineering change packages, system improvements, and technical issue resolution.
• Collaborate with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams to ensure engineering activities align with operational and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Instrumentation & Controls

Electrical Engineering

Nuclear Engineering

Engineering analyses

Design modifications

Regulatory requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Job description

Charlotte, United States | Posted on 10/26/2026

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for nuclear plant instrumentation, control systems, electrical equipment, and associated plant systems.
  
• Perform engineering evaluations, technical analyses, calculations, and design reviews supporting equipment performance, reliability, and plant modifications.
  
• Support instrumentation and control system modifications, engineering change packages, system improvements, and technical issue resolution.
  
• Collaborate with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, and project teams to ensure engineering activities align with operational and regulatory requirements.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  
• Approximately 10+ years of engineering experience, preferably within commercial nuclear power generation.
  
• Strong background in Instrumentation & Controls, Electrical Engineering, or related nuclear plant systems.
  
• Experience with nuclear plant engineering, system evaluations, design modifications, and technical analyses.
  
• Experience supporting EPU or MUR projects is highly preferred.
  
• Nuclear systems engineering or plant operations experience is highly preferred.
  
• Familiarity with nuclear plant instrumentation, control systems, engineering standards, and regulatory requirements.
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Design Hire is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affidavit Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility: If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.