About the job
Join Alva Energy as a Product Manager specializing in Controls Systems, where you will lead the definition, delivery, and ongoing development of our innovative controls platform, central to our uprate technology. In this pivotal role, you will transform complex, safety-critical engineering challenges into deployable, regulator-compliant products that seamlessly integrate with existing nuclear plant control systems.
This position transcends traditional roadmap responsibilities; you will establish a clear vision, articulate detailed requirements, and actively drive engineering execution both internally and with external vendors, ensuring the system's successful implementation in the field. You will serve as the crucial link among controls engineering, vendors, licensing, and plant operations to create a coherent product that delivers tangible value.
Key Responsibilities:
Own the comprehensive product vision and lifecycle for Alva’s multi-load controls system, overseeing the journey from concept through field deployment and regulatory approval.
Translate high-level system objectives (such as load coordination and integration constraints) into clear, actionable product requirements and acceptance criteria.
Lead the definition of controls architecture and its interfaces with nuclear plant control systems (e.g., Common Q, Ovation, 7300-class or legacy platforms), ensuring clarity in signal ownership and isolation boundaries.
Drive vendor strategy by identifying, evaluating, and managing controls, automation, and integration partners as extensions of the product team.
Collaborate with internal engineering teams to ensure alignment of hardware, software, controls logic, and testing plans with product objectives and regulatory requirements.
Conduct system-level hazard, failure-mode, and interface risk analyses in partnership with engineering and licensing teams.
Coordinate factory, field, and integrated acceptance testing to ensure the product meets performance expectations while preserving existing plant control functions.
Engage closely with regulatory and licensing stakeholders to confirm that requirements, setpoints, and implementation strategies are defensible and compliant.
Act as the primary decision-maker regarding scope, trade-offs, sequencing, and priorities for the controls system.

