Also called: I&C Engineer
Designs and maintains the sensors and digital control systems that monitor and protect nuclear reactors.
You plan the upgrade of a plant's old analog control panels to a new digital system. You test every signal, prove the software can't fail in a dangerous way, and train operators on the new screens.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical, computer or nuclear engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Plants are moving to digital controls, which needs more engineers; strict testing, cybersecurity and approvals stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Computer Science, Electronics CTE, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2071.
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