Senior​/Lead Nuclear Digital I&C IV&V Engineer

Position: Senior / Lead Nuclear Digital I&C IV&V Engineer
Job Overview:
Pay Range: $68.30hr - $73.30hr Requirement/Must Have:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline. Minimum 8+ years of engineering experience in verification, validation, testing, design, systems engineering, nuclear I&C, embedded systems, or related technical work. Minimum 5+ years of experience developing, executing, or evaluating test plans, test procedures, test reports, or requirements-based verification evidence. Minimum 3+ years of experience with digital I&C systems, embedded systems, software-controlled hardware, or complex control systems.

Demonstrated experience performing requirements analysis and requirements-to-test traceability. Demonstrated experience reviewing technical requirements, design documentation, interface documentation, or software/hardware release documentation. Demonstrated ability to evaluate test results, identify anomalies, document issues clearly, and support issue resolution. Strong technical writing skills, including test procedures, test reports, technical evaluations, issue summaries, and review comments. Ability to work within formal quality processes, configuration control expectations, and controlled engineering documentation.

Ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate technical, quality, schedule, or configuration concerns. Requirements-based testing and traceability. IV&V test planning and execution. Test procedure and test report development. System, subsystem, component, FAT, and regression testing. Digital I&C systems, embedded control systems, or software-controlled hardware. Interface analysis and design review participation. Technical review and comment resolution. Change impact assessment and regression planning.

Anomaly identification and technical documentation. Corrective action / condition adverse to quality support. Configuration control of test systems, software versions, hardware configurations, SD cards, setups, and evidence packages. Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. Responsibilities:
Perform independent V&V activities for nuclear digital I&C systems, including requirements analysis, design evaluation, interface analysis, traceability analysis, and test evidence review. Develop system V&V test requirements to ensure products meet system, software, hardware, and performance specifications. Develop IV&V test plans, procedures, testware, reports, traceability matrices, and supporting documentation. Perform, witness, and evaluate component, subsystem, system, FAT, and regression tests.

Evaluate results, identify anomalies, document findings, and support technical disposition of issues. Support review of source code documentation, FPGA/PLD documentation, firmware documentation, embedded software behavior, release documentation, and verification evidence as applicable. Participate in technical and baseline reviews of requirements, design documents, interface documents, software release documentation, test plans, procedures, and reports. Perform or support FMEA, hazard analysis, cybersecurity vulnerability assessments, safety analysis, traceability analysis, and security analysis.

Support development and evaluation of simulators, test setups, test tools, automated test equipment, and manufacturing test procedures. Drive compliance with and industry-based system/software lifecycle processes. Support documentation, analysis, and resolution of conditions adverse to quality through the corrective action program. Support customer-facing FAT execution, including technical issue management, test record completion, and communication of results. Support project scoping, scheduling, bidding, resource planning, and execution planning for IV&V / FAT work.

Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to less experienced engineers and test personnel. Work cross-functionally with systems engineering, software, hardware, FPGA, project management, quality, manufacturing, suppliers, customers, and lab technicians. Travel approximately 20%. Nice to Have: 10+…