Principal Nuclear Materials Engineer

The role

You will develop designs and materials for high-radiation environments. You will provide analysis on material behavior under radiation exposure and advise engineering design decisions.

What you will do

• Advise engineering design decisions based on radiation effects on materials used within the radiation shield vault
• Partner with neutronics engineers to predict dpa and analyze macroscopic effects on material properties
• Assess system-level radiation risk
• Oversee testing campaigns to quantify impact of radiation on material properties
• Lead strategic projects to expand capabilities
• Perform literature reviews on radiation effects on materials
• Partner with internal teams, external vendors, national laboratories, and universities
• Represent Helion at technical meetings and conferences

Required qualifications

• Degree in nuclear engineering, materials science, physics, or related discipline
• 15+ years of hands-on work demonstrating professional understanding of radiation effects on materials
• 15+ years of experience handling radioactive material
• 8+ years of experience working on non-aqueous corrosion and environmentally assisted degradation mechanisms
• 8+ years of experience working on neutron interactions leading to material transmutation or helium bubble generation
• 8+ years of experience performing data analysis with a common coding language (Python, MATLAB, C++)
• Experience in data presentation, technical communication, and writing
• Data presentation should include rigorous consideration of uncertainty and statistics

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend

About the company

Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant. The company has raised $1.5 billion from investors to develop fusion energy.