Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
About The Position
Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to work on our Facility Design and Project Engineering team. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls facility with every other Friday off. This role involves building systems for the future of energy, science, and exploration, focusing on consequential I&C work across nuclear, aerospace, and advanced energy R&D. Specific projects include contributing to safety-classified I&C architecture for HOLTEC SMR, designing instrumentation for the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) experiments, building custom data acquisition and control systems for advanced research, engineering I&C for the High Temperature Test Facility (HTTF), designing nuclear facility ventilation & detection systems, and delivering precision environmental control systems for labs and test cells.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a directly related field from a program accredited by ABET.
- Level 3: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience or Master's degree and 2 years of experience.
- Level 4: Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience or Master's degree and 6 years of experience.
- Relevant experience includes: engineering, hands-on electrical work such as a journeyman electrician, mechanical technician, I&C technician or programmer, or similar mechanical field.
- If the position is within the National and Homeland Security Directorate, must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “L” or clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineering (PE) License is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers on challenging work scopes.
- Work with internal and external partners to identify requirements and commercially available technologies that meet specific specifications.
- Collaborate and partner with other government agencies, academia, and private sector companies to achieve project goals.
- Decompose project goals into defined and controlled design requirements.
- Use design methodologies, technologies, and processes which are best practices for the technical discipline to develop and define a design, and to validate that the design meets defined requirements.
- Develop physics-based mathematical models of mechanical, chemical, and electrical systems to support and verify design.
- Establish testing, inspection, and quality requirements to ensure technical features important to design functions are maintained.
- Oversee or otherwise ensure that fabrication, construction, assembly, and procurement are done in accordance with the design.
- Ensure that analysis needs are recorded and clearly understood.
- Document the design (controlled and approved models, drawings, specifications, design descriptions) to establish conformance with design requirements and applicable codes and standards.
- Ensure that data and analysis generated by the instruments are of high quality and meet customer and user needs.
- Participate in professional development activities aimed at keeping pace with industry developments.
- Maintain familiarity with and technical understanding of codes and standards applicable to the discipline.
- Maintain knowledge of newly emerging technologies and applications to the nuclear industry.
- Identify applicable codes, standards, regulations, and procedures.
- Publish and communicate research accomplished on the instrument and instrument improvements to both external and internal audiences with the goal of enhancing INL’s reputation and building a strong user base for the instrument.
- Mentor junior staff and look for opportunities to involve them in current projects.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match (regular positions) or self-contribute access (postdoctoral positions)
- Paid time off (personal leave)
- Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions)
- Comprehensive Relocation Package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
