Valar Atomics is scaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production. Backed by Sequoia.
About the role
Valar Atomics is seeking Principal Instrumentation & Controls Hardware Engineers to own the technical direction of the instrumentation and control hardware discipline across our reactor and nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of instrumentation or I&C engineering experience in process industries
- Substantial safety instrumented system experience across the IEC 61511 lifecycle, including architecture selection, SIL verification, and approval or checking authority over SIS deliverables
- Experience directing and developing other engineers, including senior-level engineers, and reviewing and approving their work as a formal checker or design authority
- Experience representing an engineering discipline to external parties — regulators, certification bodies, major vendors, or client design authorities
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
More about this role
At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.
You will be joining Valar Atomics' Instrumentation, Control & Electrical (IC&E) organization. I&C Hardware Engineers own the physical measurement and control layer field instrumentation and final elements, control panels and I/O architecture, field wiring and network infrastructure, and safety instrumented system hardware, along with the calibration and commissioning practices that keep those systems trustworthy. You will work alongside I&C software, process, electrical, mechanical, and nuclear safety engineers in a hands-on environment where measurement quality and installation...
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