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Vistra

Global fund administration and corporate services

1&C Component Engineer - Instrumentation & Controls

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Glen Rose, TX, USA+3 moreMore locations: Perry, OH, USA | Oak Harbor, OH, USA | Shippingport, PA, USA
In PersonPosition may be located at any nuclear site; up to 25% travel may be required.
Electrical EngineeringControls & Automation Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or a related field) from an accredited program.
  • At least 6 years of relevant job experience in nuclear or industrial instrumentation and controls systems.
  • Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics, power supply design, signal integrity, and embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with software configuration management, change control processes, and cybersecurity practices for digital systems.
  • Knowledge of nuclear regulatory requirements, including 10 CFR 50, 10 CFR 21, ASME NQA-1, and IEEE standards.
  • Proficiency with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers, and with diagnostic methodologies.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary engineering authority for assigned instrumentation and controls components, including printed circuit cards, control processors, power supply units, analog/digital recorders, programmable logic controllers, distributed control system controllers, and monitoring equipment.
  • Perform root cause evaluations, failure analyses, and performance trending to identify and mitigate component degradation; develop corrective actions and reliability improvements for recurring issues.
  • Provide engineering support to maintenance and operations teams for troubleshooting, repair, calibration, and testing of instrumentation and controls systems; review and approve maintenance work packages and outage support activities.
  • Lead or support engineering change packages, including design reviews, configuration control, and as-built documentation updates; ensure modifications comply with ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 50, and plant-specific design basis requirements.
  • Oversee configuration, version control, and change management of embedded software in programmable logic controllers, controllers, and monitoring systems; ensure compliance with software quality assurance standards and cybersecurity requirements such as NEI 08-09.
  • Evaluate obsolescence risks, qualify replacement parts, and support form-fit-function assessments for instrumentation and controls components; maintain bills of materials and approved vendor lists.
  • Develop and review test procedures for component acceptance, periodic surveillance, and post-repair verification; support environmental and seismic qualification as required.
  • Ensure instrumentation and controls components meet regulatory requirements related to safety-related systems, single failure criterion, and independence; interface with licensing and technical specification teams as needed.
  • Coordinate with original equipment manufacturers and third-party vendors to resolve technical issues, obtain documentation, and support repair or redesign efforts.
  • Maintain and update technical specifications, equipment databases, and engineering manuals; contribute to plant standards and procedures for instrumentation and controls component management.
  • Prepare engineering reports and component health assessments.
  • Perform tasks in accordance with established expectations for nuclear and personnel safety.
  • Develop other employees in the area of expertise as needed.
  • Serve in a lead role on projects, teams, processes, or programs related to rotating equipment.
  • Travel up to 25% to corporate locations, power plants, other utilities, and industry meetings to support work activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Professional Engineer license, or the ability to obtain one.
  • Experience with distributed control system platforms such as Foxboro IA, Westinghouse WDPF, or GE Mark VI/VIe.
  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle in safety-critical environments.
  • Experience with obsolescence management and reverse engineering of legacy circuit cards.
  • Familiarity with software version control systems such as Git in an industrial context.
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity standards for nuclear instrumentation and controls, such as NEI 08-09 and NRC Regulatory Guide 5.71.
  • Experience with programmable logic controller programming, including ladder logic and function block diagrams, and industrial control software such as RSLogix, Unity Pro, and WinCC.

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Vistra helps firms enter markets and manage assets and entities as a fund administrator and corporate service provider across 50+ markets. It offers corporate and fund solutions to handle day-to-day operations so clients can focus on their core business, including market entry and ongoing administration. Its integrated, global approach combines corporate services and fund administration across multiple jurisdictions, simplifying cross-border needs. Goal: enable clients to set up, run, and expand operations efficiently while handling compliance and governance.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • October 2026 DOE financing unlocks 433 MW uprates and 20-year life extensions.
  • September 2026 $1.5 billion notes refinance preferred stock, improving capital structure flexibility.
  • Helix and Meta contracts position Vistra as the power bottleneck for AI buildouts.

What critics are saying

  • ERCOT's lower 2027 forwards and August 2026 hedging losses pressure earnings quality.
  • PJM's resource-adequacy fight and data-center queue delays threaten contract monetization timelines.
  • The $4.2 billion DOE loan remains conditional until Vistra clears technical, legal, and financial hurdles.

What makes Vistra unique

  • Vistra now combines 50,000 MW scale with PJM, ERCOT, and ISO-NE exposure.
  • January 2026 Cogentrix adds 5,500 MW of modern gas assets across three major markets.
  • Meta's January 2026 20-year contracts anchor Vistra's nuclear fleet with hyperscaler demand.

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 25th, 2026
Vistra redeems $1B of 8.0% preferred stock, reshaping its AI power demand case

Vistra Corp. has redeemed all 1 million shares of its 8.0% Series A preferred stock at $1,000 per share, a total of $1 billion. Dividends have been declared through the October 15, 2026 payment date. The move removes an 8.0% fixed payout from the power producer's capital structure. It frees cash for common shareholder returns, debt reduction, or projects tied to AI and data centre power demand. Management expects more than $10 billion in cash in 2026 to 2027. Analysts forecast revenue of $26.0 billion and earnings of $4.1 billion by 2029, up from $2.0 billion today. Cautious analysts expect $19.7 billion in revenue and $4.0 billion in earnings, citing the risk that long-term AI power contracts become uneconomic.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 14th, 2026
Peter Thiel puts 42% of his fund in two AI stocks: Amazon and Vistra

Peter Thiel's investment firm, Thiel Macro, has 42% of its portfolio in two artificial intelligence stocks, both bought in the second quarter. Amazon makes up 28% and Vistra Energy 14%. Thiel Macro beat the S&P 500 over the last six quarters, despite holding no stocks in two of them. Amazon's cloud unit, Amazon Web Services, grew revenue 37% in the second quarter, its fastest pace in more than four years. The stock trades at 21 times earnings, and analysts' median target of $330 implies 27% upside from $259. Vistra, the largest competitive power producer in the US, signed power deals with Meta Platforms and Amazon. Its median target of $210 implies 29% upside from $162.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 9th, 2026
Vistra stock trails market despite 30% profit jump and major power contracts

Vistra stock has fallen 16.3% over the past twelve months, underperforming the S&P 500's 17.1% gain, despite strong operational performance. The power company's second-quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA rose more than 30% year-over-year. Vistra currently trades at 25.3 times earnings, above the S&P 500's 21.5 multiple. The company forecast 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $6.8 billion to $7.6 billion, expressing confidence in meeting or exceeding the midpoint. The company has secured long-term power contracts, including a premium-priced agreement with Meta and a 20-year deal with New Era Energy for at least 200 megawatts. Reuters reported the US will lend Vistra approximately $4.2 billion to expand nuclear generation, though this would increase its debt load to 35.4% of market value. Vistra plans to update its 2026 and 2027 guidance during its third-quarter earnings call.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 8th, 2026
Cramer tips Constellation and Vistra after 37% drops, says nuclear stocks 'pretty cheap

Jim Cramer highlighted Constellation Energy and Vistra during Mad Money, noting both stocks have declined roughly 36-37% from their highs. He considers them "pretty cheap" at current levels given demand for nuclear electricity. Constellation announced a 20-year agreement with Amazon on 30 September covering 690 megawatts, supporting over $3 billion in infrastructure investment. The company raised its full-year adjusted operating earnings outlook to $11.50-$12.50 per share. Vistra reported approximately $1.77 billion in ongoing-operations adjusted EBITDA, up $418 million, and reaffirmed its full-year range of $6.8 billion-$7.6 billion. Vistra trades at approximately 14.2 times forward earnings compared with 21.7 times for Constellation. Hedge fund holdings for Constellation declined to 73 funds from 79, whilst Vistra increased to 111 from 106.

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Oct 7th, 2026
Energy Department to invest $4.2M into nuclear power modernizations.

Energy Department to invest $4.2M into nuclear power modernizations. The U.S. Department of Energy announced it agreed to provide Vistra with up to $4.2 billion in financing. The conditional loan commitment through the DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) would finance nuclear uprates and modernization across the company's nuclear fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Once Vistra meets certain technical, legal, environmental, and financial conditions, the DOE will enter into a loan agreement with the company, officials said. "President Trump and Secretary Wright have set a clear direction for America's nuclear future, and EDF is financing the projects that advance that mission," EDF Director Gregory A. Beard said. "These investments will extend the life of existing reactors, increase nuclear generation, and deliver abundant, around-the-clock power to lower costs and power American prosperity for decades to come." The funding will be used to deliver more reliable energy, strengthen the grid, lower costs and meet growing power demand across the 13-state PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) region, officials said. The projects will preserve nearly 4 gigawatts of baseload power, the company said, enough to power more than 3 million homes. The projects will also add 433 megawatts of new nuclear capacity to meet growing demand across the PJM region. Vistra plans to invest the loan into its plants at Beaver Valley in Pennsylvania and Davis-Besse and Perry in Ohio. The loan will help the company produce more electricity from its existing plants without requiring new transmission corridors or equivalent new generation resources. The investment is also expected to support the plants' operations for an additional 20 years beyond their existing licenses. The Conditional loan commitment includes an option to finance future uprates at the company's Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas.