Engineering Manager, Integration & Test
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to build and lead the Integration and Test function for a commercial microreactor program. This hands-on role combines technical leadership with people management to develop a hardware-in-the-loop test environment that will validate the complete reactor control system ahead of its 2028 commercial deployment.
You will establish the test infrastructure from the ground up, manage a team of electrical engineers, and serve as the primary technical owner for system architecture, integration, and validation processes. This is a foundational position that brings together electrical, software, controls, and simulation disciplines around a unified test platform.
Essential Functions
- Build and lead the Integration and Test team, including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and resource planning
- Architect hardware-in-the-loop test systems from initial requirements through platform selection, configuration, and hardware bring-up
- Recreate reactor control systems on the bench by simulating sensors, actuators, signals, and system inputs and outputs
- Own electrical and software integration requirements across power distribution, signal conditioning, sensor mapping, actuator interfaces, communications, and device simulation
- Collaborate with software, controls, simulation, mechanical, and electrical teams to ensure test environments accurately represent reactor behavior
- Develop and drive electrical validation strategies, including test procedures, automation tooling, data acquisition, and debugging methodologies
- Manage schedules, budgets, vendors, and technical risks for integration and test infrastructure
- Lead design reviews and communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, and program status to engineering leadership and executives
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of electrical engineering experience with focus on integration and test systems
- At least 2 years of direct people-management experience
- Proven track record building hardware-in-the-loop test systems from clean-sheet design through deployment
- Strong background in system architecture, requirements definition, and cross-functional technical leadership
- Experience managing schedules, budgets, and technical risks in fast-paced engineering environments
- Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and develop engineers in ambiguous, high-growth settings
- Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to leadership and executives
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in safety-critical or regulated industries such as nuclear, aerospace, or automotive
- Background with real-time simulation platforms and control system validation
- Prior success scaling test infrastructure in a startup or rapidly growing organization
- Familiarity with reactor or power system controls and instrumentation
Technical Skills
- NI PXI platforms
- dSPACE systems
- Speedgoat real-time targets
- LabVIEW
- TestStand
- Python
- C++ and C#
- FPGA development
- National Instruments hardware and software ecosystems
- Data acquisition and signal conditioning
- Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Education & Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is required. Advanced degree preferred.