Materials Engineer (Nuclear)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States; on-site

Salary: $106,500–$146,475 per year

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

• Plan and execute materials testing to obtain material properties for design decisions.
• Develop and qualify application-specific manufacturing processes, including graphitization, hot isostatic pressing, and extrusion.
• Provide materials-selection guidance for Kaleidos moderator and reflector components.
• Lead R&D efforts for advanced moderator and reflector materials.
• Develop and execute qualification test campaigns using in-house equipment and external laboratories and vendors.
• Evaluate material-property data quality and improve component manufacturing processes to achieve target properties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Materials Science and Engineering, or in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Nuclear, or Chemical Engineering with a materials science and engineering focus.
• At least 2 years of experience developing, testing, and/or analyzing materials for demanding load cases and environments.
• Hands-on experimental or testing experience in laboratory or production environments.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering, or in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Nuclear, or Chemical Engineering with a materials science and engineering focus.
• Experience developing and qualifying nuclear moderator and reflector materials for high-temperature and irradiation environments.
• Knowledge of standard materials test methods and experience developing design allowables.
• Strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills, with demonstrated self-motivation.
• Ability to collaborate with design and operations teams to deliver high-value results.
• Experience using text-based software development tools such as Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive a substantial incentive stock plan.
• Medical, vision, dental, life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter, and FSA/HSA benefits are available, with specified employee and dependent coverage.
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for all parents and additional paid pregnancy leave for California employees.
• Flexible PTO, a remote workday allocation, daily catered lunch, snacks, and drinks.
• Company and team-bonding events, happy hours, and in-person collaboration at the El Segundo headquarters.