Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 3 - Nuclear
About The Position
This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with three days in the office and two days remote. Sargent & Lundy's nuclear power generation clients are digitizing existing power plants and building new ones, including small modular reactors (SMRs), to meet increasing demand for electric power. This expansion has created a need for additional Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineers. The position offers the opportunity to apply and expand engineering knowledge by working on multi-discipline I&C betterment projects for nuclear power plants, integrating electrical, mechanical engineering, and control theory. The role involves working with various components like electronic process sensors, digital controllers, touchscreen displays, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, steam turbines, and reactors to enhance plant functionality. The company supports professional growth through mentoring, technical sessions, and on-the-job training.
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
- A minimum of 3 year of engineering experience or a MS degree
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness or ability to solve problems using modern tools like automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Nice To Haves
- Coursework in mechatronics
- Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation
- 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 instrumentations and controls betterment projects
- Work with electronic process sensors, digital controllers, touchscreen displays, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, steam turbines and reactors to improve the functionality of nuclear power plants
- Prepare functional requirement and procurement specifications for instrumentation and controls equipment
- Prepare I&C engineering calculations
- Prepare documentation for design input for drawing production including cable block diagrams and schematics
- Provide guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced nuclear instrumentation and control design engineers
- Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for project coordination and field verification of designs
- 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
Benefits
- Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA & 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
- Yearly discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
