Test Manager, Helium Test Facility (Nuclear Engineering)

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland, with 4 days in the office. Standard hours are 8:00am–5:00pm ET, Monday–Friday. Travel expectation: 10%.

Salary: $150,000–$187,500 base annually.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced nuclear reactor technologies, including the XE-100 system.

What you will do

• Lead planning and execution of first-of-a-kind, full-scale test campaigns for the XE-100 helium test facility.
• Drive test rig design decisions, define campaign strategy, and coordinate design engineers, vendors, suppliers, partners, and facility operators.
• Manage a team responsible for designing and operating testing facilities.
• Create and implement test plans, estimate resources, procure materials and facilities, and ensure delivery on schedule and within budget.
• Review test output data and prepare reports based on experimental findings.
• Make complex engineering recommendations and go/no-go decisions while ensuring compliance with quality assurance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, nuclear engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of professional engineering experience after undergraduate study; graduate degrees may count toward the experience requirement.
• Hands-on experience with hardware development, testing, and experimentation.
• Demonstrated experience with design of experiments and test planning.
• Experience working under a formal quality assurance framework such as ISO 9000, ASTM, or NQA-1.
• Leadership experience on hardware and testing-related projects, including estimating time and resources for engineering activities.

Nice to have

• Leadership of industrial-scale test campaigns in high-pressure, high-temperature environments, especially helium loops or gas-cooled systems.
• Cross-disciplinary fluency across mechanical, fluid, electrical, and systems engineering.
• Experience managing vendors and evaluating complex test hardware or facility deliverables.
• Working knowledge of ASME and ASTM codes for pressure vessels, piping systems, and structural materials in extreme environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team developing next-generation nuclear reactor technologies.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support.