Automation & Controls Engineer, Functional Safety

About this role

General Matter seeks an Automation & Controls Engineer specializing in functional safety to design and oversee safety-critical control systems for uranium enrichment operations. You'll lead the full lifecycle of PLC, HMI, and safety instrumented systems while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and protecting personnel and equipment in a high-hazard industrial environment.

What you'll do

• Design and commission PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, and safety instrumented systems for hazardous equipment
• Lead functional safety activities including hazard analysis, SIL determination, requirements development, and proof testing
• Develop control architectures, interlocks, shutdown logic, and alarm strategies
• Support design reviews, HAZOPs, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and troubleshooting
• Produce engineering documentation for safety-critical systems including specifications and test plans
• Collaborate across electrical, mechanical, process, nuclear, and operations teams

What they're looking for

• Functional safety standards (IEC 61508, IEC 61511, ISA 84)
• PLC programming and commissioning
• HMI and SCADA systems
• Industrial instrumentation and control panels
• Safety interlock and trip logic design
• Technical documentation and change management
• Hazard analysis and LOPA
• Industrial networking