Operator (Nuclear Energy)

Location: On-site in Albuquerque, NM for approximately 2 years, with a potential transition to on-site operations in Oak Ridge, TN. Occasional overtime, weekend work, second-shift work, schedule flexibility, and extended hours may be required.

Company

hirify.global Power develops fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology for clean energy generation.

What you will do

• Assemble, install, commission, operate, and maintain mechanical and electrical plant equipment and large-scale testing hardware.
• Prepare, review, and execute commissioning, operating, maintenance, acceptance-testing, and hazardous-operations procedures.
• Support facility startup, monitoring, shutdown, chemistry sampling, equipment performance trending, and troubleshooting.
• Perform minor preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment cleaning, consumable replacements, and Lockout-Tagout procedures.
• Assist engineering staff with R&D testing and transfer operational knowledge between facilities.
• Operate forklifts, telehandlers, overhead hoists, boom lifts, and other industrial equipment as required.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree in engineering technology or equivalent experience, or at least 2 years as a plant operator or technician.
• Ability to work on-site in Albuquerque, NM for approximately 2 years and potentially transition to Oak Ridge, TN.
• Experience or familiarity with plant equipment, instrumentation and controls systems, hand tools, and technical procedures.
• Ability to read P&IDs and mechanical/electrical drawings, troubleshoot equipment, use spreadsheets, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to work with hazardous materials while wearing required PPE, including a full-face respirator and Tyvek or other non-permeable suit; beryllium handling is included.
• Ability to work safely in demanding shop-floor, outdoor, noisy, hot or cold, elevated, and confined-space environments and lift or move objects up to 50 pounds.

Nice to have

• Experience in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, chemical, power plant, military, or similar operations.
• Experience with 24/7 plant or large-scale testing operations.
• Forklift and boom lift certification, or the ability to obtain these certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents.
• Paid vacation.
• 401(k), pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits through FSA programs.
• Collaborative work with engineering, manufacturing, and plant operations teams.

Hiring process

• Applicants must be candidates rather than recruiters or agencies.
• Work at the facility is subject to Department of Energy Part 810 export-control access requirements.