Senior Tooling Engineer (Nuclear Microreactors)

Location: 100% onsite at hirify.global’s headquarters in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $133.5K–$184.8K annually, plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing mass-produced, portable nuclear microreactors, including the 1-megawatt Kaleidos reactor for hospitals, data centers, remote sites, and military bases.

What you will do

• Partner with design and manufacturing engineers to develop production equipment for fabricating and assembling complex mechanisms and structures.
• Design, analyze, and fabricate equipment that enables semi-remote reactor fueling and defueling operations.
• Develop factory equipment for the mass production, fueling, and refueling of Kaleidos microreactors.
• Identify and develop suppliers for components and fabrication services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline.
• 4+ years of experience designing and fabricating multi-component mechanical assemblies in CAD, using NX or a similar tool.
• Solid understanding of GD&T and experience applying it to fabrication drawings.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when necessary.
• Ability to work 100% onsite in El Segundo, California.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with hand calculations and higher-fidelity finite element analysis.
• Experience designing custom machines and electromechanical systems, including motors, actuators, linear rails, bearings, and lifting or rigging equipment.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive a substantial incentive stock plan.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter, FSA, and HSA benefits are available.
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, plus additional paid pregnancy leave for California employees.
• Flexible PTO, a remote workday allocation, catered lunch, snacks, and drinks.
• Company and team-bonding events, happy hours, and an in-person collaborative work environment.