Simulator Engineer 3 (Nuclear)

Location: Remote within the contiguous United States, with travel as required for business needs; locations include Corvallis, Oregon and Houston, Texas.

Salary: $87,107–$105,129 annually; full range $78,096–$122,149 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops nuclear power technology and software supporting NuScale plant operations.

What you will do

• Develop, update, test, and operate software models for the NuScale control room simulator.
• Translate engineering documentation accurately into plant models and maintain configuration control.
• Collaborate with NuScale operators and engineers on simulator and software development projects.
• Document software defects, identify common-cause issues, and recommend technical solutions.
• Set up and maintain simulator hardware, including computers, monitors, and cabling.
• Support software quality, safety culture, and compliance with applicable nuclear standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering, or another technical field from an accredited college or university.
• At least five years of full-time software development experience; three or more years of modeling or simulator development experience is preferred.
• Experience with an integrated development environment such as Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code and revision control with Git.
• Working knowledge of thermal-hydraulic engineering, numerical methods for coupled partial differential equations, and P&ID interpretation.
• Ability to work remotely from within the contiguous United States and travel nationally and locally as required.
• Eligibility to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810 is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with GSE simulation software such as SimExec, JTopmeret, or JElectric.
• Experience with RELAP5, TRACE, Simulate 3, or MCNP.
• Software development experience with Fortran, C++, or Python.
• Experience with GitLab, GitHub, or project management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a safety-focused and quality-oriented nuclear engineering environment.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders and present work to small groups.
• Full-time employee compensation and benefits are provided.
• Business travel expenses are covered when travel outside Corvallis is required.