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Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Senior Lead I&C Engineer (3921) for a new Nuclear Fuel Facility. 

Navarro is an award-winning provider of turnkey solutions, delivering comprehensive nuclear, environmental and technical services to federal agencies, commercial enterprises and private clients across the United States. Our expertise supports organizations such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense and NASA, while also extending to commercial industries and private sector partners facing complex engineering, technical and environmental challenges. Navarro specializes in nuclear operations, environmental remediation, D&D, waste management, advanced energy, facilities management, and technical and professional services. For more information, please visit Navarro-inc.com. 

Position Summary 

The Senior/Lead I&C Engineer will provide technical leadership for instrumentation and controls scope supporting a new nuclear fuel facility. This role will lead control system design, safety-related controls, PLC/DCS/SIS integration, instrument specification, logic development, and controls deliverables for nuclear, chemical, DOE, or high-hazard facility systems. 

The position requires a senior I&C engineer capable of leading design work, coordinating controls interfaces across engineering disciplines, supporting hazardous location and safety-related controls decisions, and guiding implementation from design through testing, commissioning, and startup. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead I&C engineering design activities for process control, safety-related controls, monitoring, interlocks, alarms, and facility control systems. 

• Develop, review, and approve control narratives, logic diagrams, instrument specifications, instrument datasheets, loop diagrams, I/O lists, wiring diagrams, and control system architecture documents. 

• Lead PLC, DCS, SIS, HMI, SCADA, alarm management, interlock, data acquisition, and safety-related controls design activities. 

• Support hazardous location evaluations, safety-related control requirements, process safety reviews, operability reviews, design reviews, and safety basis interfaces. 

• Coordinate I&C interfaces with process, piping, mechanical, HVAC, electrical, cybersecurity, radiological controls, safety basis, construction, vendors, commissioning, and operations teams. 

• Review vendor control system packages, instrument submittals, factory acceptance test documentation, software configuration, and system integration deliverables. 

• Provide technical direction to engineers and designers supporting control panels, instrumentation, field installation, testing, calibration, commissioning, and turnover. 

• Maintain technical quality, configuration control, schedule alignment, and clear communication with project and client leadership. 

Requirements

Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline. 

• 10+ years of I&C engineering experience supporting PLC, DCS, SIS, process controls, nuclear, DOE, chemical, high-hazard, or highly regulated industrial facilities. 

• Strong experience with control narratives, logic diagrams, instrument specifications, loop diagrams, hazardous locations, safety-related controls, and integrated control systems. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead I&C design work and coordinate complex controls interfaces across multiple engineering disciplines. 

• Knowledge of field instrumentation, I/O architecture, alarms, interlocks, calibration, functional testing, commissioning, and configuration management. 

• Strong technical writing, leadership, communication, review, and troubleshooting skills. 

• Ability to obtain and maintain required site access, training, and security clearances. 

• Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with nuclear fuel facilities, uranium processing, hot cells, gloveboxes, GTS, chemical process controls, or safety significant control systems. 

• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Emerson, Honeywell, Yokogawa, Schneider, GE, Wonderware, Ignition, or similar platforms. 

• Professional Engineer license, ISA certification, functional safety experience, or control system cybersecurity background. 

• Active DOE L or Q clearance. 

Education and Experience 

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required. 

Navarro is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or any classification protected by applicable state or local law. 

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Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability