Nuclear Operations Engineer

Location: Orangeville, Utah, United States; willingness to relocate to Orangeville, UT is required.

Company

hirify.global is developing scalable, high-temperature nuclear power systems, fuel fabrication, and a pilot plant for industrial, hydrogen, and advanced manufacturing applications.

What you will do

• Design engineering test plans for first-of-a-kind reactor systems, subsystems, and control algorithms.
• Define experimental conditions, analytical models, acceptance criteria, and evaluation methods.
• Conduct highly instrumented reactor and component test campaigns with plant operations teams.
• Analyze thermal, structural, neutronic, and control data, including trends and anomalies.
• Produce engineering reports, test summaries, procedures, and recommendations for engineering changes.
• Support safety reviews, commissioning, plant operations, maintenance, and technical interfaces with regulators and reviewers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nuclear, mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering, physics, or a related field.
• Experience with experimental test design, instrumentation, complex system characterization, and engineering analysis.
• Ability to interpret test data and produce engineering-level conclusions.
• Experience developing technical reports, test plans, or engineering analyses.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, safety analysis, operations, materials science, and skilled trades teams.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD in engineering or physics.
• Experience with nuclear systems, reactor physics, high-temperature process systems, test reactors, DOE laboratories, or advanced R&D facilities.
• Familiarity with TRISO fuel behavior, thermal hydraulics, or control theory.
• Hands-on experience with complex experiments or commissioning activities.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup environment with significant ownership, autonomy, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Competitive base salary and equity ownership.
• Comprehensive medical benefits and unlimited PTO.
• Free daily lunch and a generous PPE stipend.
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement.
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders.