Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 1 (Entry-Level) - Nuclear
About The Position
As an entry-level Instrumentation & Controls Engineer on Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group, you will contribute to projects that digitize nuclear power plants. You will work on a multidisciplinary engineering team integrating electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering with control theory. The work involves instrumentation and control systems and equipment such as electronic process sensors, digital controllers, network topology, touchscreen displays, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, steam turbines, and reactors. You will prepare procurement specifications for instrumentation and control equipment and perform engineering calculations. Mentoring, classroom-style technical sessions, and on-the-job training will support your development. Travel may include client and vendor offices for design reviews and plant sites for project coordination and field verification of designs. Sargent & Lundy describes its Nuclear Power Group as working on nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, including small modular reactors, advanced reactor technology, reactor restart projects, existing plant life extensions and digital modernization, coal-to-nuclear conversion initiatives, and international nuclear new-build projects. The company highlights a commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s of Science degree in engineering, with a strong academic background and coursework in analog and digital control systems, systems engineering, mechatronics, or robotics.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office applications.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s or Master’s of Science from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program.
- Prior related internship or co-op experience.
- Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and designation as an Engineer in Training.
- Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to the role; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.
Responsibilities
- Work on a multidisciplinary engineering team involved in nuclear power plant instrumentation and controls projects.
- Prepare specifications for procurement of instrumentation and control equipment.
- Perform engineering calculations.
- Develop engineering knowledge and skills through mentoring, technical sessions, and on-the-job training.
- Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant sites for project coordination and field verification of designs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Disability coverage.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Back-up daycare.
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
- 401(k).
- Pre-tax commuter account.
- Merit Scholarship Program.
- Employee Discount Program.
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program.
- Tuition assistance.
- First Professional Licensure Bonus.
- Employee Referral Bonus.
- Paid annual personal/sick time (PST).
- Paid vacation.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid bereavement leave.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Eligible employees may participate in a yearly discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
