Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Instrumentation and Controls Engineer at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States Job Description Idaho National Laboratory needs Instrumentation and Controls Engineers to advance next-generation systems that power industries, innovate national security, and ensure America's technological leadership through expertise in instrumentation, controls, and analytics. You'll work with multidisciplinary teams on challenging work scopes, collaborate with partners to identify requirements and commercially available technologies meeting specifications, partner with government agencies, academia, and private sector companies to achieve project goals, and decompose project goals into defined and controlled design requirements. Your responsibilities include using best practices to develop and validate designs, developing physics-based mathematical models to support design verification, establishing testing and quality requirements, overseeing fabrication and procurement, documenting designs to establish conformance with standards, and ensuring data and analysis generated by instruments meet customer needs. You'll participate in professional development, maintain knowledge of emerging technologies and applications, publish and communicate research to enhance Idaho National Laboratory's reputation, and mentor junior staff.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

Work with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers on challenging work scopes. Work with internal and external partners to identify requirements and commercially available technologies that meet specific specifications. Collaborate and partner with other government agencies, academia, and private sector companies to achieve project goals. Decompose project goals into defined and controlled design requirements. Use design methodologies, technologies, and processes which are best practices for the technical discipline to develop and define a design, and to validate that the design meets defined requirements. Develop physics-based mathematical models of mechanical, chemical, and electrical systems to support and verify design. Establish testing, inspection, and quality requirements to ensure technical features important to design functions are maintained. Oversee or otherwise ensure that fabrication, construction, assembly, and procurement are done in accordance with the design. Ensure that analysis needs are recorded and clearly understood. Document the design (controlled and approved models, drawings, specifications, design descriptions) to establish conformance with design requirements and applicable codes and standards. Ensure that data and analysis generated by the instruments are of high quality and meet customer and user needs. Participate in professional development activities aimed at keeping pace with industry developments. Maintain familiarity with and technical understanding of codes and standards applicable to the discipline. Maintain knowledge of newly emerging technologies and applications to the nuclear industry. Identify applicable codes, standards, regulations, and procedures. Publish and communicate research accomplished on the instrument and instrument improvements to both external and internal audiences with the goal of enhancing INL's reputation and building a strong user base for the instrument. Mentor junior staff and look for opportunities to involve them in current projects. Generate ideas for new proposals and business development opportunities. Proficient in PLC and National Instrument coding language models and software.

Required:

Level 3: Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineering or a directly related field from an ABET accredited program and 5 years of experience or Masters of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineering or a directly related field from an ABET accredited program and 2 years of experience. Level 4: Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineering or a directly related field from an ABET accredited program and 9 years of experience or Masters of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineering or a directly related field from an ABET accredited program and 6 years of experience. Direct experience with instrumentation and control engineering. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "Q" clearance, which requires US Citizenship. The ideal candidate will possess: Advanced degree in a directly related field from an ABET accredited program. Demonstrated ability to perform independent research and... For full info follow application link. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Job Posting:

2514348

Posted On:

Mar 16, 2026

Updated On:

Mar 16, 2026