Lead Instrumentation & Controls Engineer 2 - Nuclear in Chattanooga, TN with a hybrid in-office schedule, guiding digital I&C design and upgrades for nuclear facilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and promote advanced, intricate programs for nuclear power projects covering engineering design, operational excellence, safety, maintenance, and project management.
- Lead technical decision making within project teams of engineers and designers focused on the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing plant controls systems, with emphasis on digital upgrades.
- Address challenging assignments involving investigation, troubleshooting, and resolution of diverse instrumentation and controls engineering problems.
- Coordinate design activities to ensure conformity with specifications, codes, and client requirements.
- Execute digital systems design development activities.
- Develop functional system requirement specifications, conduct quality assessments, and perform critical digital reviews for PLC, DCS, HSI, and networked computer systems supporting nuclear plant operations.
- Provide consulting-level expertise on digital IOT, innovation, and first-of-a-kind FOAK projects within the nuclear sector.
- Prepare and review detailed calculations covering scaling, uncertainty, and setpoint determinations for analog and digital control applications.
- Create design input documentation for drawing production, including cable block diagrams and schematics.
- Interface with vendors and draft or review equipment purchase specifications.
- Produce reports and studies conveying technical information clearly to satisfy client requirements.
- Conduct independent reviews of colleagues' calculations and drawings.
- Attend client meetings and site walkdowns to validate scope and maintain client satisfaction.
- Support station outage activities as needed.
Requirements
- A BS degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
- 12+ years of experience in design engineering of instrumentation and controls systems for heavy industrial plants, within project teams, focusing on integrated, detailed system design for new plants or replacements.
- Technically knowledgeable about available equipment and proven pre-engineered systems to execute designs.
- Experience serving as a firm or client liaison in a support or lead engineering role is desirable.
- Experience reviewing design drawings prepared by others.
Technologies
- PLC
- DCS
- HSI
- IOT
- Python
- MATLAB
- Excel
AI and Automation at Sargent & Lundy
- Lead teams in moving engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for data-driven approaches and modern tools, including automation and AI, to improve workflows and deliver cost-effective designs.
- Direct automation and process-improvement initiatives, such as automating calculations, summarizing technical documents, or generating design documentation, with outputs checked for quality.
- Oversee engineers who script or program (for example, in Python or MATLAB) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.
- Encourage ongoing learning in computer science, artificial intelligence, or software engineering to enable effective oversight of automation-enabled workflows.
Compensation
Salary range: $134,546
– $205,557 per year
Awards and Benefits
- Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA & HSA
- 401(k)
- Pre-Tax Commuter Account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition Assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Award-winning benefits program
About this Business Unit
Join Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group and help shape the future of clean, carbon-free energy. Since 1954, the firm has been a recognized leader in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, with expertise spanning small modular reactors, advanced reactor technology, and first-of-a-kind restart projects. The team supports life extensions and digital modernization of existing plants, including coal-to-nuclear conversion initiatives.
Equal Opportunity
Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any
