Instrumentation & Controls Specialist

Valar Atomics is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Specialist to serve as the site's hands-on expert in instrumentation and control hardware for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities. This is a field-focused role centered on instrument installation, calibration, configuration, and troubleshooting, with primary responsibility for planning, leading, and executing commissioning activities and for supervising the I&C technician group. The position suits an experienced technical specialist who wants ownership of field execution without moving into a design engineering role.

• ◆Install, calibrate, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain field instrumentation including flow, pressure, differential pressure, temperature, level, and analytical devices, using manufacturer procedures and site standards.
• ◆Calibrate and maintain final control elements including control valves, actuators, positioners, and regulators; perform bench and in-situ calibration, stroke and response testing, packing and seat maintenance, and valve signature analysis.
• ◆Plan, lead, and execute commissioning activities including commissioning schedule development and sequencing, preparation of loop check and functional test packages, coordination of craft and vendor resources, punch list management, and system turnover to operations.
• ◆Execute and document loop checks, point-to-point continuity checks, calibration verification, and end-to-end interlock testing from sensor through final element; drive punch list items to closure.
• ◆Supervise the I&C technician group including daily work assignment, verification of task qualification and training records, on-the-job training and sign-off, and performance input to I&C leadership.
• ◆Own execution of the instrument calibration program including calibration scheduling and recall, management of standards and test equipment, traceability to NIST-referenced standards, and integrity of calibration records.
• ◆Configure and troubleshoot smart field devices using HART communicators and instrument asset management software; manage device descriptor files, ranging, damping, and diagnostic alarm configuration.
• ◆Terminate and troubleshoot field wiring, panel terminations, and I/O connections; diagnose grounding, shielding, and noise-induced signal problems; verify intrinsic safety installations against entity parameters.
• ◆Install and commission instrumentation in classified hazardous areas in accordance with NEC Article 500/505 or IEC 60079 and applicable installation and work permits.
• ◆Execute safety instrumented system field work including proof testing and documentation, bypass control, and safety device replacement under approved procedures.
• ◆Support control loop tuning and plant startup, working with I&C Engineering to resolve measurement quality, final element response, and loop performance issues.
• ◆Red-line and maintain field documentation including loop diagrams, hook-up drawings, instrument index entries, panel and wiring drawings, and as-built mark-ups; route changes through the engineering document control process.
• ◆Serve as the site technical authority for instrument troubleshooting during operations; respond to plant callouts, perform root cause investigation, and implement and document corrective actions.
• ◆Manage instrument spares and consumables including criticality-based stocking levels, receipt inspection, and vendor coordination for repairs and returns.
• ◆Write and review I&C work packages and job hazard analyses; enforce lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space, radiological work practice, and foreign material exclusion

for all I&C field work.

• ✓Provide field feedback to I&C Engineering on instrument selection, installation detail, accessibility, and maintainability for new and modified installations.
• ✓Direct contractor and vendor field crews on I&C installation and commissioning scope; verify workmanship against project standards and nuclear quality

before acceptance.

Basic

• ✓Associate degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Electrical Technology, or a related technical discipline; completion of a recognized instrumentation or electrical apprenticeship; or military nuclear or electronics technician training (Navy ELT, IC, ET, or equivalent). Equivalent hands-on I&C experience will be considered in lieu of a formal credential. A four-year degree is not required.
• ✓Minimum 7+ years of hands-on I&C experience in process, chemical, power, or nuclear facilities.
• ✓Demonstrated experience planning and leading commissioning activities including loop checking, functional testing, punch list closure, and s