Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - Hardware (Nuclear Manufacturing)

Location: Orangeville, Utah, United States. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Company

hirify.global is developing scalable, high-temperature nuclear power and fuel manufacturing technology for industrial, hydrogen, and advanced manufacturing applications.

What you will do

• Select, size, and specify field instrumentation, control valves, actuators, regulators, and analytical devices.
• Design control panels, remote I/O architecture, power distribution, intrinsic safety barriers, and field wiring infrastructure.
• Develop instrumentation documentation, including instrument indexes, loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, I/O lists, cable schedules, and P&ID mark-ups.
• Support safety instrumented system hardware, SIL determination, redundancy and voting architecture, proof testing, and IEC 61511/IEC 61508 verification.
• Commission instrumentation, execute FAT and SAT activities, perform loop checks and interlock testing, and tune PID and regulatory control loops.
• Provide technical direction to contractors and vendors while supporting reliability engineering, calibration programs, fault diagnosis, and as-built documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of instrumentation or I&C engineering experience in process industries.
• Hands-on experience specifying field instruments and control valves and producing instrument data sheets.
• Experience with loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, I/O lists, cable schedules, calibration, loop checking, and field commissioning.
• Working knowledge of hazardous-area classification under NEC Article 500/505 or IEC 60079 and intrinsic safety principles.
• Knowledge of control panel design, I/O architecture, field wiring, grounding, shielding, signal segregation, industrial protocols, and IEC 61511 concepts.

Nice to have

• ISA CAP or CCST certification, Professional Engineer license or eligibility.
• Experience with SIL verification, control-valve sizing software, instrument asset management systems, and HART or Foundation Fieldbus configuration.
• Experience with analytical, radiation-monitoring, criticality-monitoring, or nuclear-qualified instrumentation.
• Experience with corrosive, high-purity, high-temperature, molten-salt, cleanroom, glovebox, or contamination-controlled environments.
• Familiarity with GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, and instrumentation CAD tools.

Culture & Benefits

• High-impact startup environment with autonomy, ownership, and opportunities for rapid advancement.
• Competitive base salary and equity ownership.
• Comprehensive medical benefits and unlimited PTO.
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite.
• Generous PPE stipend and direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders.