Refueling Supplier Engineer (Nuclear)

Location: Santa Clara, CA or remote within the United States; remote employees must travel to the Santa Clara headquarters twice per quarter, and the first two weeks of onboarding are in person at headquarters. Applicants must meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable export control laws.

Salary: $78,000–$200,000 annually, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global develops fast fission power plants, nuclear fuel recycling technologies, and a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes.

What you will do

• Own design and fabrication oversight for the advanced reactor fuel handling system.
• Develop technical specifications, statements of work, and drawing packages for refueling equipment suppliers.
• Manage vendor design development, deliverables, budgets, schedules, and compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Review process and instrumentation diagrams, technical specifications, analyses, calculations, and design drawings.
• Work with fabricators to manage deviation requests and detailed non-conformance reports, including impacts and potential resolutions.
• Prepare installation procedures, system descriptions, design reviews, presentations, and technical status updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, nuclear, civil, or related engineering.
• 3–5 years of relevant technical or project management experience designing and manufacturing complex structures and integrated systems.
• Experience collaborating across analysis, manufacturing, systems engineering, and external supplier teams.
• Experience managing design-build and build-to-print contracts and using project management tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and presentations.
• Familiarity with design and fabrication drawings and working with external manufacturers or engineering consultants.

Nice to have

• Experience with large structural weldments, mechanical joints, large-scale fabrication, precision machining, metrology, and tolerance studies.
• Background in nuclear, aerospace, defense, heavy industry, or other high-integrity and safety-critical systems.
• Experience leading hardware projects from concept and design through testing and production.
• Knowledge of thermal-mechanical analysis, high-temperature design, nuclear fission, and radiation effects on materials.
• Familiarity with U.S. design codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment with an emphasis on ownership, collaboration, humility, and creative problem-solving.
• Flexible time off and flexible work hours.
• Equity, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance, and FSA.
• Foreign and domestic travel to fabricators and subcontractor facilities required, under 50%.
• Employment may be contingent on successful drug screening and may include further testing under company policy and applicable law.