Valar Atomics
Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
$144K–$176K
Torrance, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5+ years of I&C or controls engineering experience in process industries.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Systems Engineering, or a 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
Designs, commissions, and maintains control systems for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities, providing technical leadership on complex I&C projects.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain PLC/DCS, SCADA/HMI, and ISA-88 batch control systems, including safety and historian integrations.
- Specify and commission instrumentation; tune control loops and execute testing, commissioning, and documentation.
- Lead contractors and review deliverables for project standards and nuclear quality requirements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5+ years of I&C or controls engineering experience in process industries, owning complex projects from design through commissioning.
- Hands-on PLC programming on a major platform using IEC 61131-3 languages, and experience developing or maintaining SCADA applications.
- Experience with ISA-88 batch sequences, instrumentation commissioning and loop tuning, and field instrument specification and sizing.
Nice to have
- Relevant platform certification or ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP) or equivalent credentials.
- Experience with SIS/SIL verification, OSIsoft PI / AVEVA PI, LIMS integration, or industrial control cybersecurity.
Pay
$144,000 — $176,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix, Siemens S7/TIA Portal, Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, ISA-88, IEC 61131-3, OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP
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