Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Team Lead

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

You will lead the Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation team within Plant Engineering — owning both engineering delivery and the people who do the work. You set the technical direction across electrical power, instrumentation, and process control and safety systems, and you build and develop a high-performing team. You turn requirements into practical engineering solutions, coordinate interfaces across disciplines and with suppliers, and help shape a plant-as-a-product mindset through standardization, modular design, and DfMA.

• Lead and grow the E I&C team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development
• Set technical direction across power distribution, motor control, instrumentation, PLC/DCS architecture, SCADA/HMI, functional safety, and industrial cyber security
• Define and maintain design criteria, specifications, datasheets, instrument indexes, control system architecture, and modularization principles
• Direct and review power studies, loop and sizing calculations, SIL determination, hazardous area classification, and cyber security assessments
• Coordinate interfaces with process, mechanical, piping, civil, layout, and operations disciplines
• Set supplier strategy and review vendor documents, FATs, and software functional designs
• Give reliable input to estimates, schedules, and risk reviews, and escalate risks early
• Improve methods, templates, and design practices to make the discipline faster and better with every project

Who’ll you’ll get to work with

The E I&C Team Lead sits in the Plant Engineering team and reports to the Plant Engineering Manager. We are a diverse team that is passionate about our work and Blykalla.

Who you are

• 15+ years of relevant engineering experience, with at least 5 years as a people leader
• Background from heavy industry, oil and gas, manufacturing, or power generation
• Strong command of IEC standards (60364, 61439, 60079, 61131, 61511, 62443) and/or US codes (NFPA 70, IEEE, ANSI)
• Experienced in power system studies (load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash) and functional safety (SIL)
• Proven ability to set technical direction, coach engineers, and build team capability
• Transparent, dependable, and solution-oriented — someone who builds trust across functions

Meritorious

• Nuclear or other highly regulated industry experience
• Hands-on experience with ETAP, SmartPlant Instrumentation, AutoCAD Electrical, or equivalent tools
• Experience contributing to control system platform strategy, tool roadmaps, or discipline ways of working

If you are not sure that you are 100% qualified but are up to the challenge, we encourage you to apply.

Location

This position is for our office in Stockholm.

So, what do you think?

Don’t miss the chance to be at the forefront of revolutionizing nuclear power. Join our team as Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Team Lead and help shape the energy landscape of tomorrow. Apply today with your resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and achievements.

We are proud to foster an inclusive workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product. This is something we value deeply and we encourage everyone to be a part of changing the way the world thinks about power supply!

We do not accept applications via email.

We are not open to external help from recruitment agencies.