Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 2 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Warrenville, IL

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with three days in the office and two days remote. Nuclear Power is a carbon-free energy source. Our nuclear power generation clients are digitizing their existing power plants and building new nuclear power plants, including small modular reactors (SMRs), due to increasing demand for electric power. This is expanding our work in the Instrumentation and Controls Engineering group. Sargent & Lundy has a need for additional I&C Engineers to support this influx of work. You will have the opportunity to utilize and expand your academic background in engineering by digitizing nuclear power plants. You will work on a multi-discipline engineering team involved in nuclear power plant Instrumentation and Controls projects, which involve a synergistic integration of electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering along with control theory. You will work with electronic process sensors, digital controllers, network topology, touchscreen displays, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, steam turbines, and reactors. You will prepare specifications for the procurement of instrumentation and control equipment, as well as engineering calculations. Through mentoring, classroom-style technical sessions, and on-the-job training, you will increase your knowledge and skills in your engineering discipline. Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for project coordination and field verification of designs is also part of this role.

Requirements

A BS or MS degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (from an ABET accredited program) with a strong academic background and coursework in analog and digital control systems is required.
A minimum of 1 year of engineering experience or a MS degree.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Coursework in mechatronics is desired, but not required.
Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation is valued but not required.
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other training in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that helps you apply automation or agentic AI to real engineering problems.

Responsibilities

Work on a multi-discipline engineering team involved in nuclear power plant Instrumentation and Controls projects.
Work with electronic process sensors, digital controllers, network topology, touchscreen displays, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, steam turbines and reactors.
Prepare specifications for the procurement of instrumentation and control equipment as well as engineering calculations.
Take engineering problems from issue to solution using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
Build or use automation to create calculations, summarize technical documents, or draft design documentation, including appropriate use of agentic AI tools, with strong engineering judgment and verification of results.
Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for project coordination and field verification of designs.