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Alva Energy is transforming nuclear power scaling through standardized power uprate approaches that help commercial nuclear reactors generate and deliver 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the U.S. grid. We seek a Senior Hardware Engineer specializing in Instrumentation & Control (I&C) to lead the design, integration, and deployment of instrumentation and control systems supporting our power uprate programs.
This is a rare opportunity to develop control and monitoring systems for a first-of-a-kind commercial energy project integrating a novel secondary turbine-generator plant. You will translate engineering requirements into reliable instrumentation, controls, and automation solutions that support plant performance, safety, and operational excellence. The role spans hardware specifications and selection, component/system assembly and testing, control systems architecture, software-driven testing, commissioning support, and field deployment.
You will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating, testing, and commissioning instrumentation and control systems supporting nuclear power uprate initiatives. Working across hardware, software, mechanical, test, and operations teams, you will develop reliable control architectures, instrumentation packages, automated testing systems, and data acquisition solutions.
Key responsibilities include: designing and developing I&C system architectures from concept through deployment; specifying sensors, transmitters, data acquisition systems, controller hardware, and field instrumentation; developing hardware requirements, interface specifications, and technical documentation; supporting integration into operating plant environments; configuring control system software and HMI applications; developing and configuring PLC and DCS control logic using Ovation, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or equivalent platforms; implementing control strategies, alarms, interlocks, monitoring systems, and protection functions; leading hardware bring-up, testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations; developing automated test and calibration tools using Python, C/C++, or equivalent languages; and executing validation, FAT/SAT, and field commissioning activities.
You will help establish the I&C specifications, procedures, hardware architectures, and deployment frameworks that can be replicated across future Alva projects, positioning yourself as a key architect of the company's long-term I&C strategy.
