COMPANY OVERVIEW

CORE POWER was founded in 2018 to solve the world’s energy challenges by delivering ship-based power directly to the industries and economies driving global prosperity, overcoming the barriers that have held nuclear energy back.

CORE POWER builds, integrates and deploys ship-based nuclear energy systems, and orchestrates the complete infrastructure that makes it possible. We’re engineering our systems to be quicker, cheaper and more flexible than land-based nuclear. We build and support two classes of vessel: moored ship-shaped power plants, or FNPPs, that generate high-density energy, and nuclear-powered commercial ships that will speed up global trade.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Senior Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer will be a senior individual contributor responsible for developing, implementing, and integrating I&C systems for advanced nuclear marine applications, including a floating nuclear power platform and a nuclear propulsion ship. The role will translate high-level plant, vessel, safety, and operational requirements into reliable I&C architectures, specifications, design packages, verification plans, and implementation deliverables. The individual will work cross-functionally with nuclear engineering, naval architecture, electrical, mechanical, safety analysis, operations, licensing, suppliers, shipyards, and classification/regulatory stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop I&C system architectures, functional requirements, control philosophies, interface definitions, and design documentation for floating nuclear power and nuclear propulsion applications.
• Lead design and implementation of instrumentation, control, monitoring, alarm, protection, and automation systems across nuclear, marine, balance-of-plant, and ship/platform interfaces.
• Specify field instrumentation, sensors, transmitters, actuators, control valves, data acquisition equipment, control panels, PLC/DCS platforms, safety-related systems, and human-machine interfaces.
• Support safety classification, defense-in-depth, redundancy, diversity, separation, environmental qualification, electromagnetic compatibility, and fail-safe design decisions for I&C equipment and software. Integrate I&C design with marine systems, hull/platform constraints, electrical power systems, propulsion systems, reactor systems, safety systems, habitability, cybersecurity, and remote/shore-based operations concepts.
• Plan and execute verification and validation activities, including requirements traceability, simulation, factory acceptance testing, site/shipyard acceptance testing, commissioning support, and operational readiness testing.
• Evaluate vendor technologies and proposals, manage technical interfaces with suppliers, review vendor drawings and documentation, and support procurement and contract technical evaluation.
• Contribute to licensing, classification, and regulatory engagement by preparing technically defensible I&C inputs, assumptions, evidence, and responses to stakeholder comments.
• Apply configuration management, change control, risk management, design assurance, and quality processes appropriate for nuclear and marine safety-critical systems.

Job Requirements:

The key job requirements are:

• Digital control system implementation, industrial networks, cybersecurity-by-design, remote monitoring, autonomous or minimally staffed operations, and integrated control room/HMI design.
• Demonstrated ability to develop I&C requirements, architectures, specifications, test plans, and implementation deliverables.
• Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, safety instrumented, protection, or monitoring systems; ability to evaluate trade-offs among safety, reliability, maintainability, human factors, cybersecurity, and lifecycle support.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation selection, signal interfaces, control loops, alarm management, data acquisition, industrial networking, and control system integration.
• Familiarity with nuclear quality, safety, and licensing principles and/or marine classification and regulatory expectations for complex ship or offshore systems.
• Ability to work in ambiguity, make structured engineering decisions with incomplete information, and document assumptions, risks, and technical bases clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, regulators, and senior stakeholders. 
• Willingness to travel periodically to supplier facilities, shipyards, test facilities, regulatory meetings, or platform/vessel integration sites as project needs require.
• Willingness to travel to engineering offices, suppliers, test facilities, ports, shipyards, and commissioning locations as needed.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Nuclear Engineering with controls emphasis, or a closely related discipline.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in I&C engineering, controls systems engineering, and/or automation.
• Training or experience with nuclear quality assurance, functional safety, cybersecurity, human factors, or model-based systems engineering.
• Preferred experience in Nuclear power, naval nuclear, shipboard propulsion, offshore energy, floating production, marine automation, or high-reliability power generation projects.
• Experience with safety-related or safety-significant I&C design, including requirements traceability, independence/separation strategies, equipment qualification, and lifecycle V&V.
• Start-up, first-of-a-kind, prototype, or new technology development environments where disciplined engineering rigor must be balanced with schedule and design evolution.

Competencies / Functional Know-how:

• Systems thinking: connects reactor, marine, electrical, mechanical, software, operations, licensing, and safety considerations into practical I&C solutions.
• Safety and quality mindset: prioritizes nuclear safety, reliability, human performance, cybersecurity, and configuration control.
• Execution focus: converts ambiguous requirements into clear deliverables, manages interfaces, and closes technical actions with urgency and precision.
• Communication: writes clear technical bases, presents trade-offs effectively, and builds trust with internal and external stakeholders.

Note: This role is an individual contributor position and has no direct reports.

Behavior:

• Thrives in a creative environment but possesses pragmatism and awareness to maintain progress.
• Proactive and results-oriented mindset
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude. 
• Adaptable, motivated, and well organized 
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under pressure.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in joining CORE POWER, please submit your CV and a cover letter by June 1st, outlining your experience and motivation to join our team!