Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy • Wilmington, DE

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About The Position

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer for its Nuclear Power Group. The role supports nuclear power clients digitizing existing plants and building new nuclear power plants and small modular reactors. The engineer will work on major process controls projects, including digital upgrades, and contribute to design, modification, and analysis of new and existing power plant control systems. The position involves technical decision-making, project-team collaboration, consulting on digital innovation initiatives, and support for nuclear plant projects from design through operations and project execution. Site visits and outage support may be required.

Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position. The company describes its Nuclear Power Group as working in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, including SMRs, advanced reactor technology, reactor restart projects, plant life extensions, digital modernization, coal-to-nuclear conversion initiatives, and international nuclear new-build projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• At least 10 years of experience designing instrumentation and controls engineering systems in project-team environments for non-commercial heavy industrial plants, focused on integrated, detailed system design for new plants or modifications or replacements for existing plants.
• Experience with control-system design, including applications for low- and medium-voltage distribution systems and controls for equipment such as turbines, pumps, feedwater control, and data displays.
• Experience designing instrumentation and control systems for BWR or PWR power plants, including DCS for turbine, control, feedwater control, and data display.
• Technical knowledge of available equipment and proven pre-engineered systems used to execute systems design.
• U.S. work authorization; the employer does not sponsor employees for work authorization in the United States.
• Experience reviewing design drawings created by others.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Construction and start-up experience.
• Commissioning experience.
• Broad experience providing technical support to nuclear plant projects, including design, project planning, technical expertise for testing and operations, contract specifications, project oversight, project execution, and overall direction of complex projects.
• Knowledge of licensing strategies for digital I&C modernization projects.
• Interest in learning and effectively using relevant emerging technologies; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and market high-level, complex programs for nuclear power projects involving design, operational excellence, safety, maintenance, and project management.
• Direct technical decision-making on project teams designing, modifying, and analyzing new and existing power plant control systems, particularly digital upgrades.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve instrumentation and controls engineering issues.
• Coordinate systems design activities to ensure installation and operations comply with specifications, codes, and client requirements.
• Develop digital systems designs, including PLC, DCS, HSI, networked computer systems, and digital instrumentation and control system functional requirements for nuclear plant systems.
• Collaborate on quality assessments and critical digital reviews.
• Perform consulting-level work on digital IOT, innovation, and strategic first-of-a-kind nuclear projects.
• Prepare and review scaling, uncertainty, setpoint, and other detailed calculations for analog and digital controls applications.
• Prepare design-input documentation for drawing production, including master diagrams and schematics.
• Interface with vendors to prepare and review material and equipment purchase specifications.
• Prepare reports and studies that present technical information clearly and concisely to meet client requirements.
• Independently review work performed by others, including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Attend client meetings and site walkdowns to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction.
• Support station outage activities as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Back-up daycare.
• FSA and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior