Director Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical – Power Conversion
Core
Director of Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical (IC&E) for a high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR) power conversion system, owning architecture from R&D through plant operation.
Role type
Director, hands-on IC&E engineering lead
Builds
Secondary loop Brayton cycle power conversion unit (PCU) with high-speed turbomachinery, development generator sets, and test facilities
Domain
Nuclear energy, high-temperature gas reactors, turbomachinery, power conversion
Required skills
Turbomachinery control systems, high-speed generator control, electrical power distribution design, test facility commissioning, team leadership, vendor management, Brayton cycle systems, helium instrumentation, functional safety standards (IEC 61511), machinery protection (API 670) (via careerplan.io/jobs/4301436009-director-instrumentation-control-and-electrical-power-conversion-at-valaratomics)
Preferred skills
Nuclear industry experience, high-bandwidth data acquisition, excitation systems, PE license
Technologies
Helium, sCO2, air, VFDs, MV/LV switchgear, data acquisition systems, protection relays, grid interface schemes
Responsibilities
Own IC&E design basis for PCU including compressor/turbine control; define instrumentation strategy for high-speed rotating machinery; develop control architecture for startup/shutdown/load following; lead IC&E design for development generator sets; establish electrical power distribution design; lead test facility design/construction/commissioning; build and mentor IC&E engineering team; manage IC&E scope, schedule, and budget; select and manage vendors and system integrators.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC&E engineering lead
