Senior Mechanical Engineer, Fuels Program (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Some travel may be required, below 5%.

Company

hirify.global Power develops fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology to support the transition to clean energy.

What you will do

• Design, build, test, commission, and operate prototype and first-of-a-kind equipment for TRISO annular fuel pebble fabrication.
• Develop engineering calculations, process documentation, equipment specifications, test reports, SOPs, and maintenance documentation.
• Integrate mechanical systems with electrical, controls, instrumentation, automation, and software systems.
• Monitor equipment performance, improve reliability, troubleshoot complex issues, and lead root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Coordinate manufacturing and vendor activities, including equipment selection, procurement, manufacturability analysis, and installation.
• Manage assigned project timelines, budgets, deliverables, safety reviews, design reviews, and team mentoring.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• 6+ years of relevant engineering experience in a chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial, manufacturing, or comparable process-based environment.
• Experience designing, developing, commissioning, or supporting mechanical and process equipment.
• Experience creating Process Flow Diagrams, Heat and Material Balances, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, equipment lists, and utility consumption lists.
• Experience working with hazardous processes and chemicals, including appropriate safety controls, PPE, and radiological or controlled environments.
• Proficiency with CAD, SolidWorks, and engineering modeling software; ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams.

Nice to have

• Mechatronics or electromechanical experience.
• Hands-on experience with PLC, DCS, or SCADA-based process automation systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents.
• Paid vacation and access to 401(k), pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits.
• Collaborative engineering environment spanning facility operations, engineering, quality assurance, EHS, manufacturing, and leadership.
• Work in demanding prototyping, testing, manufacturing, industrial, and controlled environments.
• Schedule flexibility and occasional extended hours may be required for launches and critical project timelines.

Hiring process

• Applicants must apply as candidates; recruiters and agencies are not accepted.
• Work in the facility requires authorization to access Department of Energy Part 810-controlled information.
• Foreign nationals from countries outside the Department of Energy’s general authorization list may require an export-control license.