Aalo Atomics
Senior Instrumentation and Controls Test Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- At least five years of relevant, hands-on engineering experience.
- Education
- Degree in an engineering discipline, such as electrical, nuclear, control systems engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.
About the job
Develops and commissions instrumentation, controls, and automated test systems for experimental hardware and reactor development, producing reliable measurements and repeatable test results.
What you'll do
- Translate test objectives into measurement and control requirements, procedures, instrumentation layouts, and acceptance criteria.
- Integrate sensors, data acquisition, PLC logic, HMIs, automation, alarms, and interlocks; commission and verify system behavior.
- Support test execution, troubleshoot equipment and data issues, maintain controlled technical records, and assess measurement uncertainty.
What they ask for
- Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
- At least five years of relevant hands-on experience with instrumentation, controls, automation, or integrated test systems.
- Practical experience integrating sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition, and developing or troubleshooting PLC-based or comparable industrial controls.
- Experience authoring and executing formal test protocols and technical reports in a controlled documentation process.
Nice to have
- Experience with LabVIEW, Python-based test automation, or custom instrumentation software.
- Experience with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or dynamic models used to validate test controls.
Tools
PLC, HMIs, LabVIEW, Python, DCS, SCADA, HIL, MBSE
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