Valar Atomics
Principal Nuclear Instrumentation & Controls Engineer – Hardware
$196K–$240K
Torrance, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; includes substantial nuclear application.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Nuclear, Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
About the job
Sets technical direction and design authority for reactor instrumentation systems in Valar Atomics’ high-temperature gas-cooled reactor program, including measurement architecture, qualification strategy, safety-significant designs, licensing support, and team capability.
What you'll do
- Define reactor measurement architecture, instrumentation strategy, and discipline design bases and standards.
- Approve safety-significant instrumentation designs and qualification bases, lead technical reviews and investigations, and support licensing and regulatory engagements.
- Develop engineers, represent the discipline to vendors and standards forums, and advise leadership on technical risk and program priorities.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Nuclear, Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in nuclear instrumentation, radiation detection systems, or reactor I&C, including substantial nuclear application.
- Demonstrated architecture-level leadership and ownership of nuclear instrumentation or detection system scope across significant programs, including at least one taken from concept or requirements through qualification, deployment, and initial operation.
- Deep hands-on command of instrumentation and nuclear I&C standards, plus formal approval or independent-review authority over safety-related or safety-significant instrumentation.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in nuclear engineering, physics, or a related field.
Pay
USD 196,000–240,000 base salary
Tools
IEEE 323/344, IEEE 603, IEEE 497, IEC 61513, IEEE 384, ISA-67.04, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B
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