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Posted July 22, 2026

I&C Engineer

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States 37830 Full Time
Reference: 285972221
I&C Engineer

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI)provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients. SMSIhas grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones.
SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Job Summary
SMSI LLC is seeking an I&C Engineer to assist our client, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This position will be onsite in Oak Ridge, TN. The candidate will be responsible for supporting the design and development of detailed design. In this role you interact with and guide Mechanical Engineering, System Engineering and multi-disciplinary design assurance teams to realize optimal design solutions in compliance with ITER requirements.
ITER is an unprecedented international collaboration of scientists and engineers working to design, construct, and assemble a burning plasma experiment that can demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. A self-heated burning plasma is a crucial step in fusion energy development. US ITER is a DOE Office of Science project hosted by ORNL. Partner labs are Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). ITER's other partners are the People's Republic of China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation.
Responsibilities
  • Work with I&C and mechanical engineers, designers and analysts on development of detailed design.
  • Check and back-check drawings and documents produced by designers or other engineers.
  • Support the design of Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&IDs).
  • Develop panel wiring and interconnect cable designs.
  • Design panel layouts and perform enclosure cooling calculations.
  • Produce control system input/output and instrumentation lists.
  • Design power distribution single line diagrams.
  • Develop control strategies and state transition diagrams.
  • Write control system hardware descriptions including control requirements, functional specifications, and control system architecture descriptions.
  • Write control software requirements specifications and control software design descriptions.
  • Specify PLC systems.
  • Specify vacuum gauges and controllers.
  • Write procedures and participate in qualification of instrumentation for high magnetic field areas, EMI/EMC testing, gamma and neutron radiation testing, etc.
  • Write factory acceptance test procedures.
  • Write statements of work for I&C design and fabrication.
  • Self-starter with strong verbal and written communications skills.
Job Requirements
  • Knowledge of I&C engineering and design practices including drawings, specifications, and codes.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically as required.
  • Excellent writing skills to be able to write coherent design documents.
  • Must be a self-starter able to work both independently and in a team.
  • Proficient in use of office automation tools, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with ITER project.
  • Previous large-scale plant design experience.
  • Experienced in development of state transition diagrams, electrical load lists, and wiring diagrams.
  • Experience with PLC architecture design, programming, test and validation.
  • 5+ years of both I&C engineering design and hands-on experience, including the following:
    • P&ID preparation
    • PLC system design
    • Enclosure design
    • Cable design
    • Control software design
    • Cable/harness design
    • SEE Electrical Expert or similar CAD electrical design software
    • IEC standards and CE-compliance
    • Siemens S7 PLC and/or EPICS programming
Education Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Nuclear, or Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.




Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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