Manager, Nuclear Design

Location: Remote within the contiguous United States, with national and local business travel as required.

Salary: $150,537–$181,683 target base salary annually; full base salary range of $134,964–$211,098 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers nuclear power technology and related engineering solutions.

What you will do

• Provide technical direction and day-to-day management for engineers working on core design, neutronics, fuel design, thermal-mechanical analysis, and start-up physics testing.
• Maintain design-basis discipline, configuration control, fuel design specifications, and licensing commitments across the product line.
• Review and approve engineering specifications, calculations, reports, technical standards, and design documentation.
• Coordinate interfaces with safety analysis, radiological engineering, NSSS design, licensing, plant operations, suppliers, regulators, and customers.
• Develop schedules, resource plans, forecasts, statements of work, and capacity plans across a multi-project portfolio.
• Lead peer reviews, technical audits, staff development, performance management, and cross-functional technical projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Nuclear Engineering; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible engineering experience in the relevant technical area.
• Lead or supervisory experience is preferred, along with experience managing multidisciplinary staff and coordinating design interfaces.
• Deep expertise in nuclear fuel and core design, licensed design methods, reload design, safety analysis, fuel-cycle management, and reload strategy development.
• Eligibility to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810 is required.
• Working knowledge of quality assurance requirements including 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work is available within the contiguous United States.
• Travel is required nationally and locally according to business needs.
• Role includes approximately 25% supervisory and administrative work and 75% technical work.
• Benefits are provided as part of the full-time employment package.
• Work is performed within a strong nuclear safety and quality assurance culture.