Staff Instrumentation & Controls Engineer – Nuclear

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite work with daily meals provided onsite. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Salary: $173,000–$211,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops scalable high-temperature nuclear power systems, including reactor technologies and fuel fabrication, for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing.

What you will do

• Lead the design, specification, selection, integration, and validation of neutron detectors, signal-conditioning electronics, and radiation monitoring systems.
• Develop and maintain safety-related and non-safety I&C architectures for reactor protection and radiation monitoring systems.
• Produce and review control logic, loop diagrams, instrument datasheets, architecture drawings, control narratives, and functional requirement specifications.
• Execute system modeling, failure modes analysis, response-time calculations, safety classification, SIL analysis, testing, and qualification activities.
• Lead factory and site acceptance testing, environmental and seismic qualification, calibration, surveillance, flux mapping, operability checks, and trip setpoint verification.
• Support licensing, safety basis, hazard analysis, deterministic safety analyses, vendor oversight, commissioning, and collaboration with engineering, operations, laboratories, and regulatory organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in nuclear I&C, radiation detection, reactor protection, or related areas.
• Hands-on experience with neutron detectors, including fission chambers and B-10 proportional counters.
• Hands-on experience with signal-processing electronics, including wide-range and source-range channels.
• Hands-on experience with area and process radiation monitors and environmental monitoring instrumentation.
• Strong understanding of IEEE 603 and ANSI/ANS-specific radiation monitoring standards.
• Experience with safety classification, SIL analysis, FMEA, and hazard analysis.
• Ability to lead technical projects and cross-functional engineering efforts.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with HTGR, sodium-cooled, or research reactor designs.
• Experience with data acquisition systems, digital I&C platforms, and PLCs such as Allen-Bradley.
• Familiarity with radiation transport modeling and detector response simulations.
• Experience with environmental qualification per IEEE 323 and seismic qualification per IEEE 344.
• Prior regulatory engagement with NRC, DOE, INL, ORNL, or similar organizations.
• Experience writing safety basis documents, technical reports, or licensing submittals.

Culture & Benefits

• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership, autonomy, and opportunities for rapid career growth.
• Competitive base salary and equity ownership.
• Comprehensive medical benefits and unlimited PTO.
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite.
• Generous PPE stipend.
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders while developing advanced energy technology.