About the role
About Alva Energy Alva Energy is transforming how nuclear power scales. Our standardized power uprate approach helps assisting commercial nuclear reactors generate and deliver 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the U.S. grid through expert project delivery and systemic approach that brings predictability and speed to an industry that needs both. The Opportunity We are seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer, Instrumentation & Control (I&C) to lead the design, integration, and deployment of instrumentation and control systems supporting Alva's power uprate programs. This is a rare opportunity to help develop the control and monitoring systems for a first-of-a-kind commercial energy project integrating a novel secondary turbine-generator plant. You will play a critical role in translating engineering
requirements into reliable instrumentation, controls, and automation solutions that support plant performance, safety, and operational excellence. This role spans hardware specifications and selection, component/system assembly and testing , control systems architecture, software-driven testing, commissioning support, and field deployment. The successful candidate will help establish the I&C specifications and procedures, hardware architectures, and deployment frameworks that can be replicated across future Alva projects. Role Summary The Senior Hardware Engineer, Instrumentation & Control (I&C) will be responsible for the design, development, integration, testing, and commissioning of instrumentation and control systems supporting Alva's nuclear power uprate initiatives. This individual will work across hardware, software, mechanical, test, and operations teams to develop reliable control architectures, instrumentation packages, automated testing systems, and data acquisition solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong instrumentation and controls engineering experience with hands-on hardware development, PLC/DCS programming, troubleshooting, and field deployment experience in power generation, nuclear, industrial automation, or other highly regulated environments. Primary Duties Instrumentation & Control Systems · Design and develop instrumentation and control system architectures from concept through deployment. · Specify sensors, transmitters, data acquisition systems, controller hardware, and field instrumentation. · Develop hardware
