Health Physics Technician (HPT)

Location: Onsite in Orangeville, Utah; willingness to relocate to Utah required. Periodic travel to headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

Company

hirify.global is developing scalable, high-temperature nuclear power systems and fuel fabrication capabilities for industrial, hydrogen, and advanced manufacturing applications.

What you will do

• Perform radiation, contamination, airborne radioactivity, and personnel monitoring surveys across facilities and worksites.
• Provide radiological coverage for operations, maintenance, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Implement radiological work controls, postings, barriers, access controls, contamination boundaries, and ALARA practices.
• Issue and maintain dosimetry, monitoring equipment, protective equipment, and radiological work documentation.
• Operate, check, and maintain ion chambers, GM survey meters, contamination monitors, friskers, and air sampling equipment.
• Support emergency response, audits, inspections, procedure development, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement of radiological protection programs.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or higher in Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Technology, or a related scientific discipline; alternatively, a high school diploma with a formal recognized HPT qualification program or current NRRPT certification.
• Experience performing surveys involving alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation, including contamination and smear/swipe surveys.
• Proficiency operating portable health physics instrumentation and radiological monitoring equipment.
• Working knowledge of contamination control, radiological postings, RWPs, personnel monitoring, and ALARA principles.
• Ability to identify changing radiological conditions, communicate effectively across technical teams, and work in industrial environments with required PPE.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Nice to have

• DOE facility, national laboratory, DOE contractor, commercial nuclear power, reactor operations, startup, commissioning, maintenance, or refueling experience.
• Current NRRPT certification and familiarity with reactor systems and associated radiological hazards.
• Experience with 10 CFR 835, emergency preparedness, radiological protection programs, procedures, and work controls.

Culture & Benefits

• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy.
• Competitive base salary and equity ownership.
• Comprehensive medical benefits.
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite.
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders.