Lead Nuclear Materials Engineer

Location: 100% onsite at the El Segundo headquarters, El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $140,500–$202,475 per year, 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

• Set the technical direction and roadmap for the nuclear materials team.
• Develop materials solutions for fuel, moderators, shielding, and neutron poisons.
• Own the team’s technical output and provide hands-on materials engineering support.
• Lead and mentor engineers while communicating project status, risks, and schedules to teammates and executives.
• Present technical work to external stakeholders and regulatory bodies, including the DOE and NRC.
• Manage irradiation testing from experiment design through irradiation and post-irradiation examination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, or in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Nuclear, or Chemical Engineering with a materials science and engineering focus.
• At least 5 years of experience developing, testing, or analyzing nuclear materials for demanding load cases and environments.
• Hands-on experimental or testing experience in laboratory or production environments.
• Ability to work collaboratively with design and operations teams and communicate effectively in written and oral formats.
• Willingness to work 100% onsite at the El Segundo headquarters, including extended hours and weekends when necessary.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant engineering or materials science discipline.
• At least 2 years of engineering leadership or management experience in nuclear, aerospace, or other extreme-environment hardware.
• Expertise in nuclear fuel, neutron poisons, shielding, or moderators.
• Experience qualifying materials for high-temperature and irradiation environments and developing design allowables.
• Experience with text-based software development tools such as Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive a substantial incentive stock plan.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, FSA/HSA, and other voluntary benefits are available.
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, with additional paid pregnancy leave for California employees.
• Flexible PTO, a remote workday allocation, catered lunch, snacks, and drinks.
• Company events, team-bonding activities, and an in-person workplace near the Pacific Ocean.