Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power Conversion

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: About Valar Atomics (company description), The Team, The Role, Key Responsibilities, Program & Team Leadership, Phase Continuity, You Will Be Successful..., Basic Qualifications, Preferred Skills and Experience, What We Offer, Salary. We need to map to headings: About the role (maybe combine About Valar Atomics + The Team + The Role?). Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities). Requirements (Basic Qualifications). Qualifications (maybe Preferred Skills and Experience). Skills (maybe not separate). Benefits (What We Offer). Pay (Salary). Schedule (not present, so omit). Also maybe include a short paragraph for metadata like location? Not needed. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO statement, legal, etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Remove duplicated lines. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include content from About Valar Atomics, The Team, The Role description, Key Responsibilities (list), Program & Team Leadership (list), Phase Continuity (maybe part of responsibilities?), You Will Be Successful... (maybe as a paragraph under Responsibilities or separate? Could be under "About the role"? Might be better as a paragraph under "About the role" or its own section "Success Factors"? But headings limited to given list. Could embed that paragraph under "About the role" as prose. We need to use

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Let's extract bullets: Key Responsibilities (list): - Technical Leadership — Turbomachinery & Power Conversion - Own the IC&E design basis for the primary to secondary coolant loop Brayton cycle power conversion unit (PCU), including compressor, turbine, recuperator, and intercooler control systems - Define instrumentation strategy for high-speed rotating machinery — shaft dynamics, vibration monitoring, tip clearance, temperature, pressure, and flow measurement in helium environments - Develop control system architecture for turbomachinery startup, shutdown, load following, trip logic, and speed/load governing - Lead IC&E design for development generator sets — excitation systems, voltage regulation, synchronization, protection relays, and grid interface or islanded operation schemes - Establish electrical power distribution design for the power conversion facility: MV/LV switchgear, variable frequency drives (VFDs), power electronics, and auxiliary systems - Test Facility Design, Construction & Commissioning - Lead IC&E scope for the design and construction of turbomachinery development and test facilities — from instrumentation layout and data acquisition architecture through facility electrical design - Own IC&E commissioning planning and execution - Establish instrumentation calibration programs, measurement uncertainty budgets, and data quality standards for development testing - Program & Team Leadership - Build, lead, and mentor the power conversion IC&E engineering team across disciplines, controls, instrumentation, electrical, and data systems - Define team structure, staffing plans, and competency roadmap as the program scales from R&D through construction and commissioning phases - Manage IC&E scope, schedule, and budget within the broader power conversion program - Select and manage IC&E vendors, system integrators, and instrumentation suppliers; define qualification, calibration, and acceptance requirements - Collaborate closely with turbomachinery, mechanical, thermal-hydraulics, systems engineering, and the reactor IC&E team to ensure integrated plant control architecture is coherent across the PCU–reactor interface - Phase Continuity - Carry IC&E ownership across all power conversion program phases: conceptual design → detailed engineering → test facility procurement and construction → commissioning and integrated testing → reactor plant integration You Will Be Successful in This Role If You enjoy solving first-of-a-kind engineering challenges where there is no existing playbook You communicate effectively with executives, regulators, customers, and engineering teams, translating complex technical concepts into clear decisions. You thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve, but safety and engineering quality remain uncompromising. Basic Qualifications (list): - 15+ years of engineering experience in instrumentation, control systems, and/or electrical design for rotating machinery, turbomachinery, or high-performance industrial systems - Demonstrated hands-on experience with turbomachinery control systems — speed governing, surge protection, bearing monitoring, trip logic, or equivalent - Experience leading IC&E scope on test facilities, development rigs, or capital construction projects - Strong foundation in electrical systems design: switchgear, motor drives, protection and controls, and facility power distribution - Experience managing IC&E teams and vendor relationships across multiple project phases Preferred Skills and Experience (list): - Experience with high-speed generators, excitation systems, and power conversion electronics - Background in Brayton cycle, gas turbine, or compressor-expander systems - Familiarity with helium or other working fluid systems and associated instrumentation challenges (low viscosity, high thermal conductivity, leak detection) - Experience with high-bandwidth data acquisition systems and dynamic measurement in rotating machinery applications - Nuclear industry experience, commercial, defense, or national laboratory particularly in power conversion or balance-of-plant systems - Knowledge of relevant standards: API 670 (machinery protection), IEEE 1023 (nuclear BOP control), IEC 61511 (functional safety), NFPA 70/79 - PE license (Instrumentation, Control, or Electrical) a plus What We Offer (list): - Competitive base salary - Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company - Comprehensive medical benefits - Unlimited PTO - Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite - Generous PPE stipend - High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy - Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement - Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders - The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up Salary: $225,000 USD - $300,000 USD Now we need to produce HTML. We'll have:

  About the role

  About Valar Atomics... The Team... The Role...

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  At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.

  As part of the Engineering organization, Instrumentations & Controls designs the systems that monitor, automate, and protect Valar's facilities and reactor technologies. The team develops reliable control architectures that enable safe and efficient operations.

  The Role Our HTGR power conversion system will be built around a secondary loop Brayton cycle, high-speed turbomachinery operating on helium, sCO2, and even air at extreme temperatures and pressures, paired with development generator sets and a purpose-built test facility program. The Director of IC&E for Power Conversion owns the full instrumentation, control, and electrical architecture across this system: from early R&D and rig design through test facility construction, commissioning, and ultimately integrated plant operation. This role demands someone who can operate at two levels simultaneously with a hands-on technical authority who understands turbomachinery dynamics, high-speed generator control, and test system instrumentation at a deep level, and a team leader who builds and develops the IC&E organization around the power conversion program. Candidates from oil & gas, aerospace propulsion, industrial turbomachinery, or power generation are strongly preferred. Nuclear background is a plus, not a prerequisite.

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      • Technical Leadership — Turbomachinery & Power Conversion
      • Own the IC&E design basis for the primary to secondary coolant loop Brayton cycle power conversion unit (PCU), including compressor, turbine, recuperator, and intercooler control systems
      • Define instrumentation strategy for high-speed rotating machinery — shaft dynamics, vibration monitoring, tip clearance, temperature, pressure, and flow measurement in helium environments
      • Develop control system architecture for turbomachinery startup, shutdown, load following, trip logic, and speed/load governing
      • Lead IC&E design for development generator sets — excitation systems, voltage regulation, synchronization, protection relays, and grid interface or islanded operation schemes
      • Establish electrical power distribution design for the power conversion facility: MV/LV switchgear, variable frequency drives (VFDs), power electronics, and auxiliary systems
      • Test Facility Design, Construction & Commissioning
      • Lead IC&E scope for the design and construction of turbomachinery development and test facilities — from instrumentation layout and data acquisition architecture through facility electrical design
      • Own IC&E commissioning planning and execution
      • Establish instrumentation calibration programs, measurement uncertainty budgets, and data quality standards for development testing
      • Program & Team Leadership
      • Build, lead, and mentor the power conversion IC&E engineering team across disciplines, controls, instrumentation, electrical, and data systems
      • Define team structure, staffing plans, and competency roadmap as the program scales from R&D through construction and commissioning phases
      • Manage IC&E scope, schedule, and budget within the broader power conversion program
      • Select and manage IC&E vendors, system integrators, and instrumentation suppliers; define qualification, calibration, and acceptance requirements
      • Collaborate closely with turbomachinery, mechanical, thermal-hydraulics, systems engineering, and the reactor IC&E team to ensure integrated plant control architecture is coherent across the PCU–reactor interface
      • Phase Continuity
      • Carry IC&E ownership across all power conversion program phases: conceptual design → detailed engineering → test facility procurement and construction → commissioning and integrated testing → reactor plant integration
      Now Requirements (Basic Qualifications) list.
      • 15+ years of engineering experience in instrumentation, control systems, and/or electrical design for rotating machinery, turbomachinery, or high-performance industrial