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 Staff Automation and Controls Engineers to serve as discipline technical authorities for control system software across our reactor and nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities. The role spans the full controls software domain: PLC and DCS programming, SCADA and HMI applications, ISA-88 batch control, alarm management, safety logic, historians, enterprise integration, and OT infrastructure, from capital project execution through ongoing plant operations.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- 8+ years of controls software, PLC programming, or SCADA development experience in process industries
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of the controls software scope on at least one major capital project, from functional specification through commissioning and startup
- Expert-level PLC programming on at least one major platform (Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson, or equivalent) across the IEC 61131-3 languages, including application architecture and library design, not just code authorship
- Expert-level SCADA application development on at least one major platform (Ignition, FactoryTalk, AVEVA, WinCC, or equivalent), including architecture-level design of tag structures, templates, and redundancy
- Experience developing safety logic under IEC 61511 within a formal software validation and functional test regime
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' Automation and Controls team within the Instrumentation, Control & Electrical (IC&E) organization. Automation and Controls own the logic and data layer PLC and DCS application code, ISA-88 batch sequences, SCADA and HMI applications, historian infrastructure, and enterprise integration across the reactor program and fuel manufacturing operations. You will work alongside I&C Hardware, electrical, process, and nuclear safety engineers in an environment that blends traditional control systems with modern software and data integration practice. As a...
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