Engineer IV, Nuclear Fuel Systems

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States; 4–5 days in office

Salary: $135,000–$170,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops nuclear energy technologies and advanced nuclear fuel systems.

What you will do

• Lead systems engineering activities across the full product lifecycle, from stakeholder and operational analysis through verification and validation.
• Define, decompose, and manage requirements, functional models, logical architectures, physical product definitions, interfaces, and configuration changes.
• Develop and maintain system behavior models using MBSE tools within PLM frameworks.
• Lead design integration, testing, system verification, validation, and concept-of-operations development.
• Identify technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and support cost, feasibility, and value engineering analyses.
• Guide junior engineers and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams while documenting and communicating technical progress.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; 12+ years in complex regulated industries is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Experience with systems engineering lifecycle processes, including ISO 15288, requirements management, system design, interface management, integration, testing, verification, and validation.
• Experience with MBSE and PLM tools or methods, such as Teamcenter PLM, Cameo, Capella, Genesys, SysML, and DOORS.
• Knowledge of systems modeling and simulation, configuration management, change control, and technical risk assessment.
• Standard working hours are 8:00am–5:00pm ET, Monday through Friday; travel is approximately 10% as needed.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with nuclear fuel technologies such as TRISO fuel, TRISO compacts, TRISO pebbles, UCO kernels, or PMBR systems.
• Experience with BISON, FRAPCON, or equivalent nuclear fuel modeling software.
• Leadership experience with cross-functional engineering teams in nuclear, aerospace, or defense environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with a structured quality management and assurance framework.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Professional development support for continuing education.