Test Technician (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Onsite in Torrance, California, United States

Salary: $24.75–$38.50 per hour, depending on Technician I or Technician II level; equity offered.

Company

hirify.global is a Series C startup developing mass-producible, inherently safe nuclear microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications.

What you will do

• Build, assemble, operate, and maintain test rigs, fixtures, and support equipment for R1 reactor components and subsystems.
• Integrate thermocouples, pressure transducers, strain gauges, flow meters, relays, solenoid valves, wiring, and data acquisition systems.
• Execute tests according to established procedures and document configurations, results, anomalies, calibrations, and operator observations.
• Fabricate brackets, mount points, plumbing, wiring harnesses, and mechanical components using hand tools, shop tools, and light fabrication methods.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation problems and support failure investigations with inspections and data collection.
• Maintain test areas, equipment, tools, safety systems, and inventories of test components and consumables.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of hands-on experience as a test, engineering, lab, or similar technician.
• Experience assembling mechanical systems, test fixtures, or prototype hardware and integrating instrumentation.
• Familiarity with data acquisition systems and basic test software.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and work instructions.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, hand-tool and shop-tool experience, and ability to work safely around high-energy systems and heavy equipment.
• Must meet U.S. Government export-control requirements: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with plumbing systems, tubing, valves, fittings, brazing, and leak checking.
• Electrical wiring, harness building, relays, control panels, or hardware-debugging experience.
• Inspection tools, CAD viewers, welding, machining, fabrication, or Python scripting experience.
• Experience building and operating test rigs in an R&D, prototype, or fast-paced hardware development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration is emphasized, with work performed at a new 322,000-square-foot facility.
• Work may require long hours and weekends during critical milestones.
• Physical activities include lifting up to 50 pounds, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, pulling, pushing, and carrying.
• Compensation includes a significant stock option package in addition to salary.
• Culture values systems thinking, end-user focus, unconventional problem solving, direct engagement with stakeholders, and operating in ambiguity.