Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Nuclear Engineer to take a leading role in the design, analysis, and optimization of nuclear systems for our microreactor . This role covers a range of disciplines—including radiation shielding, criticality safety, accident dose consequence, reactor physics modeling, transient analysis, and radiation detection.

You’ll be responsible for shaping and executing nuclear engineering strategies, conducting high-impact technical studies, and collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team in our fast-paced startup environment. The ideal candidate thrives on solving complex technical challenges, communicates with clarity, and has a strong passion for advancing reactor technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead nuclear design and analysis efforts, including:

  • Shielding: Perform operational dose and shutdown activation analysis, waste categorization, and align shielding design with customer and regulatory requirements.

  • Neutronics: Conduct ex-vessel reactor flux and energy deposition analyses, ensure criticality safety, and manage verification and validation (V&V) of nuclear toolkits and reactor models.

  • Accident & Dose Consequence Analysis: Evaluate radiological dose consequences for various accident scenarios for both demonstration and production units.

  • Transient Analysis: Execute coupled neutronics and thermal simulations to better understand reactor dynamics.

• Translate technical requirements into actionable input for cross-functional engineering teams.

• Provide nuclear engineering expertise and feedback to drive quality and safety.

• Perform additional nuclear design and analysis tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering or related field (Master’s degree counts as 2 years’ experience).

• 1–2+ years of nuclear engineering industry experience.

• Experience with radiation transport codes (e.g., MCNP, OpenMC, Serpent).

• Proficiency in at least one scientific programming language (Python, C++, C#, FORTRAN, etc.).

• Fundamental knowledge of thermal-hydraulic principles.

• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Proven ability to deliver high-quality engineering work in a collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with variance reduction techniques and associated software (Attila4MC, ADVANTG).

• Strong background with tools such as OpenMC, Serpent, MCNP, Attila4MC, MOOSE, RELAP, Pronghorn, or GRIFFIN.

• Familiarity with high-performance computing and distributed software development.

• Experience with CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, SpaceClaim).

• Knowledge of dose consequence modeling tools such as MAACS or NRC-RADTRAN.

• At least 1 year of software development or scripting experience.

• Hands-on experience in hardware design or testing.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

• Must be able to work 100% onsite at our El Segundo HQ .

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Taur Industries, an engineering-focused recruitment company, takes pride in connecting top-tier talent with organizations in need. We are Engineers recruiting Engineers. Visit our website for more information :

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