Director of Nuclear Engineering
Core
Lead and grow the Nuclear Engineering discipline for an Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) company, establishing standards, managing technical execution, and ensuring safety across all programs and facilities.
Role type
Director of Nuclear Engineering (Technical Leadership)
Builds
Fusion power plants and nuclear engineering systems
Domain
Energy / Nuclear Engineering / Inertial Fusion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nuclear engineering fundamentals, radiation physics, systems thinking, organizational leadership, team building and mentoring, risk management, technical standards development, matrix organization navigation, project planning and budgeting
Preferred skills
Fusion energy experience, high-radiation facility operations, national laboratory collaboration, engineering standards establishment, technical publication record
Technologies
MCNP, OpenMC
Responsibilities
Build, lead, and grow the Nuclear Engineering Department including hiring and mentoring staff; Develop career paths and technical leadership pipelines; Establish and maintain nuclear engineering standards, methods, and best practices; Define and maintain the nuclear design basis for facilities and programs; Partner with Program Directors to scope, resource, and schedule nuclear engineering activities; Identify nuclear engineering risks and develop mitigation strategies; Execute core nuclear engineering activities including radiation transport, shielding, activation, and source term analysis; Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Facilities, Test, Operations, and ES&H to integrate nuclear considerations into designs; Define and execute a long-term roadmap for nuclear engineering capability growth; Represent the company in technical forums to build credibility and attract talent
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & hands-on technical authority