Senior Control Systems Engineer
About this role
What we do at Blykalla
Blykalla is a Swedish deep-tech company at the forefront of the nuclear industry, pioneering the development of small modular reactors that provide clean, safe, and reliable energy. Thanks to lead-cooling, we achieve high safety in a very compact format, allowing for a simple and cost-effective design that can be mass-produced. Our unique reactor design will provide safe and green baseload energy that perfectly complements solar and wind power.
What you’ll get to do
We are seeking a Senior Control Systems Engineer with deep expertise in ABB 800xA DCS to lead the development of Blykalla's plant control system architecture and implementation strategy.
This is a unique opportunity to help define the control philosophy of a first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear reactor. You will play a key role in ensuring that Blykalla develops and retains ownership of critical control system intellectual property while working closely with ABB and other suppliers.
Responsibilities
- DCS Architecture & Ownership
- Lead the design and development of Blykalla's plant-wide automation and control system architecture.
- Define the ABB 800xA system architecture for reactor, balance-of-plant, auxiliary, and test facility applications.
- Develop internal engineering standards, libraries, templates, and control strategies to maximize in-house ownership of intellectual property.
- Establish long-term governance for control system design, lifecycle management, cybersecurity, and configuration control.
- Control System Engineering
- Develop functional specifications, control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, and automation philosophies.
- Design and implement control logic, sequences, interlocks, alarms, and operator interfaces.
- Configure ABB 800xA applications, controllers, engineering environments, and HMI systems.
- Define communication architectures including OPC UA, IEC 61850, Modbus, Profibus/Profinet, Ethernet/IP, and other industrial protocols.
- Develop and maintain simulation