Director, Balance of Plant

Location: Remote in the U.S.

Company

hirify.global develops fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology intended to support safe, affordable, flexible clean energy generation.

What you will do

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for balance-of-plant systems, including heat transport, power generation, service water, treated water, and compressed air systems.
• Lead engineering delivery from conceptual sizing through detailed design, vendor package review, commissioning support, design reviews, and technical risk management.
• Ensure requirements, calculations, analyses, specifications, drawings, design reports, interface documents, and test plans meet quality and schedule expectations.
• Oversee supplier selection, bid evaluations, equipment specifications, design reviews, qualification programs, factory acceptance testing, and resolution of supplier technical issues.
• Evaluate design and supplier changes for impacts on interfaces, plant performance, safety, and commissioning readiness.
• Build the engineering organization and leadership pipeline, establish accountability, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and communicate technical and resource tradeoffs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience in power generation, thermal-fluid systems, process systems, nuclear systems, or other complex industrial systems, including 7+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, including engineering managers or technical leads with accountability across multiple teams and work sites.
• Experience working with suppliers, OEMs, engineering contractors, or other external technical organizations, including leading major equipment development and qualification.
• Experience supporting construction, commissioning, startup, or operation of complex power generation or industrial facilities.
• Experience with integrated power plant systems, high-temperature steam Rankine cycles, heat transport, power conversion, auxiliary systems, and plant infrastructure.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to resolve technical issues crossing engineering and organizational boundaries.
• Ability to lead recruitment and staffing, operate in a first-of-a-kind environment with technical uncertainty and evolving requirements, and communicate risks and tradeoffs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Must be proactive, organized, adaptable, and able to work in a fast-paced, multitasked environment.
• Work authorization may be subject to Department of Energy Part 810 export-control requirements; some foreign nationals may require an export-control license.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents.
• Paid vacation, 401(k), pre-tax health insurance, dependent-care, and commuter benefits through FSA.
• Remote role with some travel required, up to 25%.
• Occasional weekend work, schedule flexibility, and extended hours may be required for launch and critical project timelines.
• Work may involve office, prototyping and testing, manufacturing, and industrial environments, with required PPE and safety procedures.