Director of Engineering (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States; onsite at the Kemmerer Power Station. Travel required: 0–5%.

Salary: $171,347–$228,463 per year, with the range specific to Wyoming.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced nuclear energy technologies and medical isotope applications to improve energy security, environmental sustainability, and human health.

What you will do

• Own and govern the station’s design, component, system, reactor, and program engineering functions.
• Serve as the Design Authority and provide executive-level technical input on plant risk, plant conditions, and operational decisions.
• Set engineering standards, policies, procedures, staffing models, qualification requirements, and training standards.
• Integrate engineering requirements across operations, maintenance, work planning, construction, and startup activities.
• Manage engineering budgets, long-range resource plans, performance monitoring, self-assessments, and corrective action programs.
• Act as the primary engineering interface with regulatory agencies and lead audits, inspections, readiness reviews, and management assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physical science, or a related technical field.
• At least 10 years of experience at a nuclear power plant.
• At least 5 years of management or senior technical leadership experience.
• Supervisory or management experience at a nuclear power plant during outages and at power.
• Meet qualification requirements under ANSI/ANS 3.1 and applicable education and nuclear-industry experience criteria.
• Applicants may need to provide U.S. citizenship, nationality, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident status information for U.S. export-control review.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Professional Engineer certification.
• Previous SRO license or certification.
• Experience governing nuclear engineering programs and leading performance improvement and corrective actions.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, and gender affirmation benefits.
• 401(k) plan, parental leave, 21 accrued PTO days annually, and 10 paid holidays.
• Competitive compensation with eligibility for discretionary short-term incentive payments.
• Relocation assistance and professional and educational support opportunities.
• Participation in the Emergency Response Organization is required.