I&C Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer, Instrumentation & Control (I&C) to lead the design, integration, and deployment of instrumentation and control systems supporting Alva's power uprate programs. This is a rare opportunity to help develop the control and monitoring systems for a first-of-a-kind commercial energy project integrating a novel secondary turbine-generator plant.

You will play a critical role in translating engineering requirements into reliable instrumentation, controls, and automation solutions that support plant performance, safety, and operational excellence. This role spans hardware specifications and selection, component/system assembly and testing, control systems architecture, software-driven testing, commissioning support, and field deployment. The successful candidate will help establish the I&C specifications and procedures, hardware architectures, and deployment frameworks that can be replicated across future Alva projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop instrumentation and control system architectures from concept through deployment.
• Specify sensors, transmitters, data acquisition systems, controller hardware, and field instrumentation.
• Develop hardware requirements, interface specifications, and technical documentation.
• Support integration of instrumentation and control systems into operating plant environments.
• Configure and modify control system software and HMI applications.
• Develop and configure PLC and DCS control logic using Ovation, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or equivalent platforms.
• Implement control strategies, alarms, interlocks, monitoring systems, and protection functions.
• Support control system integration, validation, and commissioning activities.
• Lead hardware bring-up, testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations.
• Develop automated test and calibration tools using Python, C/C++, or equivalent languages.
• Execute validation, FAT/SAT, and field commissioning activities to ensure reliable system performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of instrumentation and controls engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years supporting power generation, nuclear, industrial process, or highly regulated industrial facilities.
• Demonstrated experience with instrumentation hardware design and system integration.
• Experience with PLC and/or DCS programming platforms.
• Experience developing software requirements, specifications, and controlled technical documentation.
• Ability to travel to project sites and vendor facilities as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting nuclear power plant Feedwater control, turbine control, or control room digital systems.
• Experience with Emerson Ovation control systems.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, Siemens S7, or equivalent industrial control platforms.
• Experience with hardware validation, automated testing, and data acquisition systems.
• Familiarity with plant commissioning, startup, and operational readiness programs.
• Experience working within regulated quality assurance programs.
• Experience supporting first-of-a-kind, demonstration, or complex infrastructure projects.

Benefits

• Opportunity to help deliver a historic first-of-a-kind nuclear uprate project.
• Direct ownership of instrumentation and control systems critical to plant performance and operation.
• Ability to shape Alva's long-term I&C architecture and deployment standards.
• Work at the intersection of hardware, software, controls, automation, and nuclear engineering.
• Join a fast-growing, engineering-led company focused on expanding carbon-free energy generation in the United States.
• High-impact role with significant visibility and ownership across the organization.

Pay

Compensation Range: $100K - $180K