Test and Fill Facility I&C Engineer

TerraPower LLC.; Kemmerer (WY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TerraPower LLC is seeking a Test & Fill Facility I&C Engineer to lead the integration, commissioning, and support of instrumentation and controls systems for our Natrium project. The role collaborates with mechanical, systems, nuclear safety, and operations teams to ensure safe, reliable I&C design aligned with TerraPower standards.

You will develop control strategies, maintain design documentation, and support FATs/SATs, commissioning, and performance testing while providing technical guidance

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain I&C system designs for the Test & Fill Facility, including architecture, hardware, software, and networking.
• Maintain design documentation: System Requirements Documents, System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, control logic narratives, loop diagrams, and instrument datasheets.
• Ensure instruments, valves, transmitters, analyzers, and control system hardware meet process, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Develop control strategies and logic for process control, interlocks, alarms, and safety-related functions for the facility.
• Support development and maintenance of PFDs, P&IDs, control narratives, cause-and-effect diagrams, and I/O lists.
• Develop test procedures and support FATs, SATs, and integrated system testing for I&C systems.
• Support installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of PLC/DCS hardware, I/O modules, field instruments, and related networking equipment.
• Participate in commissioning, startup, and performance testing of the Test & Fill Facility, including tuning and optimization of control loops.
• Provide technical support to resolve field issues during construction, checkout, and operations.
• Prepare technical specifications and statements of work for I&C procurements and vendor selection.
• Provide technical oversight of suppliers, including review and approval of vendor design documents, drawings, software, and test procedures.
• Coordinate I&C interfaces between the Test & Fill Facility and other Natrium systems and test facilities, ensuring configuration alignment.

Job description

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Test and Fill Facility I&C Engineer

The Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineer is responsible for the integration, commissioning, and support of I&C systems for the Natrium Test & Fill Facility. This role will develop and maintain the control and monitoring systems used to test, condition, and transfer sodium and other media in support of the Natrium reactor program.

The I&C Engineer works closely with mechanical, systems, nuclear safety, and operations teams, as well as external suppliers, to ensure that facility I&C systems are safe, reliable, compliant with applicable codes and standards, and aligned with TerraPower’s overall Natrium design.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain I&C system designs for the Test & Fill Facility, including architecture, hardware, software, and networking.
• Maintain design documentation: System Requirements Documents, System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, control logic narratives, loop diagrams, and instrument datasheets.
• Ensure instruments, valves, transmitters, analyzers, and control system hardware to meet process, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Develop control strategies and logic for process control, interlocks, alarms, and safety-related functions as applicable to the facility.
• Support development and maintenance of PFDs, P&IDs, control narratives, cause-and-effect diagrams, and I/O lists.
• Develop test procedures and support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), Site Acceptance Tests (SATs), and integrated system testing for I&C systems.
• Support installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of PLC/DCS hardware, I/O modules, field instruments, and related networking equipment.
• Participate in commissioning, startup, and performance testing of the Test & Fill Facility, including tuning and optimization of control loops.
• Provide technical support to resolve field issues during construction, checkout, and operations.
• Prepare technical specifications and statements of work for I&C-related procurements and support vendor selection.
• Provide technical oversight of suppliers, including review and approval of vendor design documents, drawings, software, and test procedures.
• Coordinate I&C interfaces between the Test & Fill Facility and other Natrium systems and test facilities, ensuring configuration alignment.

Safety, Licensing & Compliance

• Ensure I&C designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and regulations (e.g., ISA/IEC, IEEE, NFPA), and TerraPower procedures.
• Support development of hazard analyses (e.g., HAZOP, FMEA) and incorporate resulting design requirements into I&C systems.
• Provide I&C input to licensing and safety analysis documentation as needed (e.g., descriptions of control and monitoring systems, instrumentation classifications).

Operations Support & Continuous Improvement