Valar Atomics
Senior Nuclear I&C Engineer – Hardware
$144K–$176K
Torrance, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in radiation detection systems, nuclear instrumentation, or precision analog instrumentation and measurement systems.
- 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
Own the plant design and application of nuclear instrumentation for a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, from instrument selection and signal-chain design through qualification, testing, and commissioning.
What you'll do
- Select and specify neutron flux, radiation monitoring, and nuclear-service process instrumentation; design signal chains and physical installations.
- Lead equipment qualification, integration and verification testing, acceptance testing, calibration, loop checking, and commissioning.
- Produce controlled engineering documentation, evaluate vendors, apply nuclear I&C codes and standards, and provide technical direction to junior engineers and contractors.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Nuclear, Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in radiation detection systems, nuclear instrumentation, or precision analog instrumentation and measurement systems.
- Hands-on experience with radiation detectors and their signal chains, including detector electronics, biasing, and low-level signal measurement.
- Experience planning and leading integration, verification, or commissioning tests, including procedure development and formal reporting.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license; advanced degree in nuclear engineering, physics, or a related field.
- Experience with wide-range neutron flux channels, environmental and radiation qualification, reactor protection instrumentation, or harsh-environment instrumentation.
Pay
$144,000 — $176,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
fission chambers, ion chambers, proportional counters, IEEE 323, IEEE 344, IEEE 603, IEEE 497, IEC 61513
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