General Matter

Automation & Controls Engineer, Functional Safety

Los Angeles, CA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$200kDetected 8 days ago

PLCSCADA

About the role

About the company General Matter enriches uranium.
Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.
We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.

Design, specify, and commission PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, and safety instrumented systems for hazardous industrial equipment.
Lead functional safety lifecycle activities, including hazard analysis, SIL determination, SRS development, verification, validation, and proof testing.
Develop controls architecture, interlocks, permissives, shutdown logic, cause-and-effect matrices, and alarm strategies.
Support design reviews, HAZOPs, LOPAs, FAT/SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational readiness.
Work cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, process, nuclear, operations, and safety teams to deliver reliable facility systems.

Working knowledge of functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 61511, ISA 84, or equivalent.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, Chemical, Mechanical, Nuclear Engineering, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience designing, commissioning, or maintaining industrial automation and control systems.
Hands-on experience with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, industrial networks, instrumentation, and control panels.
Experience with uranium processing, nuclear facilities, chemical plants, test stands, or other high-consequence industrial systems.
Familiarity with NFPA 70 / NEC, UL 508A industrial control panel requirements, panel listing practices, SCCR, grounding, overcurrent protection, and field installation code compliance.
Familiarity with HAZOP, LOPA, SIL verification, FMEA, fault tree analysis, and management of change.
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

The base salary range for this role is $100,000-$200,000 annually.
Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity.
In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

General Matter enriches uranium.
We are designing, building, and operating the world's lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.
In the process, we are restoring America's ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive.
Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume.
Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable.
We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society.
Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.
Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.
About Th is Role
We're looking for an Automation & Controls Engineer focused on Functional Safety to own the safety-critical controls systems that support our industrial operations.
In this role, you will serve as the functional safety expert for electrical panels, PLC deployments, instrumentation, interlocks, and safety instrumented systems, ensuring that each system is designed, documented, tested, and commissioned in accordance with applicable safety standards and regulatory requirements.

Employer
General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer
employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Compensation and Benefits

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