Staff Instrumentation & Controls Engineer – Nuclear

Location: Torrance, California, United States. 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 advanced nuclear plants and fuel fabrication technology.

What you will do

• Lead the design, specification, selection, and integration 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.
• Produce and review control logic, loop diagrams, instrument datasheets, architecture drawings, control narratives, and functional requirements.
• Perform system modeling, failure modes analysis, response-time calculations, safety classification, and SIL analysis.
• Lead factory and site acceptance testing, environmental and seismic qualification, calibration, surveillance, and commissioning activities.
• Support licensing, safety-basis, hazard-analysis, deterministic safety-analysis, vendor, laboratory, and regulatory activities.

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 a related field.
• Hands-on experience with neutron detectors, signal-processing electronics, radiation monitors, and environmental monitoring instrumentation.
• Strong understanding of IEEE 603 and ANSI/ANS 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, PLCs, radiation transport modeling, or detector-response simulations.
• Experience with IEEE 323 environmental qualification and IEEE 344 seismic qualification.
• Prior engagement with NRC, DOE, INL, ORNL, or related regulatory and research organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company.
• Comprehensive medical benefits and unlimited paid time off.
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite.
• Generous PPE stipend.
• High-impact environment with significant ownership, autonomy, and opportunities for career growth.
• Direct collaboration with operators, engineers, and industry leaders building advanced energy technology.