Traveling Instrument Fitter

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally.

About the role

The Traveling Nuclear Instrument Fitter performs installation, maintenance, and modification of instrumentation tubing and associated components during scheduled refueling outages and maintenance projects at nuclear power plants nationwide. This role is responsible for installing and connecting small-bore tubing systems that support critical plant instrumentation used to monitor and control equipment and processes.

The position requires extensive travel, strict adherence to nuclear safety and quality standards, and the ability to execute outage-driven work within demanding schedules. Instrument Fitters work closely with instrumentation technicians, electricians, and maintenance teams to ensure instrumentation systems are installed correctly and ready for calibration and operation.

Responsibilities

• Install and modify small-bore instrument tubing systems supporting plant instrumentation and control equipment during nuclear outages and maintenance activities. • Cut, bend, route, and install stainless steel or copper instrument tubing using proper tubing tools and installation practices. • Assemble and install compression fittings, valves, manifolds, and instrument connections. • Read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), loop drawings, and installation drawings. • Install and support transmitters, gauges, sensing lines, and control valve connections. • Perform leak checks and pressure testing of tubing systems prior to turnover or startup. • Follow nuclear safety procedures, radiation protection requirements, and plant work control processes. • Execute work in accordance with plant work packages, procedures, and quality requirements. • Work with instrumentation technicians and plant maintenance teams during outage work activities.

Experience / Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience installing instrument tubing or working in instrumentation installation within industrial, power generation, or nuclear environments. • Experience installing and assembling small-bore tubing systems using compression fittings such as Swagelok or Parker. • Ability to read and interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), loop drawings, and installation drawings. • Experience working during plant outages, turnarounds, or major maintenance projects preferred.

Please Note:This role is specific to nuclear steam turbine-generator outage work and is not a general maintenance or plant operations position. Applicants must have direct turbine overhaul experience in outage environments.

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