Senior Automation and Controls Engineer
Core
Develop, configure, test, and commission control system software for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities, including PLC/DCS programming, SCADA/HMI development, batch control, and enterprise integration.
Role type
Senior IC Automation and Controls Engineer
Builds
Nuclear fuel manufacturing control systems (PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, batch control, historian, enterprise integration)
Domain
Nuclear energy / Industrial automation
Required skills
PLC programming (IEC 61131-3), SCADA application development, HMI design (ISA-101/HPHMI), ISA-88 batch control, alarm management (ISA-18.2), safety logic programming (IEC 61511), historian configuration, ISA-95 integration, industrial protocols (OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus), SQL/Python scripting, cybersecurity (IEC 62443/NIST SP 800-82), software configuration management
Preferred skills
Platform certifications (Ignition, Rockwell, Siemens), ISA CAP credential, recipe management and material genealogy, formal safety logic validation, PI asset framework, REST API development, Git version control, LIMS integration
Technologies
Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix, Siemens S7/TIA Portal, Emerson, Ignition, Rockwell FactoryTalk, AVEVA System Platform, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell PanelView, OSIsoft PI, AVEVA PI, Ignition Historian, Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Git
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain PLC/DCS application programs; develop and configure SCADA applications; design HMI displays; develop batch control software; configure alarm systems; program and test safety logic; configure plant historian systems; implement ISA-95 enterprise integration; configure industrial communication protocols; write SQL queries and Python scripts; apply software configuration management; define OT network architecture and configure cybersecurity controls; prepare and execute FAT/SAT/commissioning test plans; diagnose and resolve control system software faults; coordinate with I&C Hardware Engineers; provide technical direction to contractors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
