Materials Engineer: Advanced Materials & Process Scale-Up

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. is seeking a Materials Engineer to develop and scale advanced materials and manufacturing processes for nuclear applications.

You will perform hands-on experimental work, evaluate material behavior, and help transition promising methods from lab to reliable production. The role emphasizes process development, characterization, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, fuel development, quality, and operations to ensure repeatable manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years in materials development, chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, process development, pilot-scale production, or related environments.
• Experience with nuclear fuels, ceramic materials, powders, high-temperature materials, uranium-bearing materials, or related advanced materials preferred.
• Adjacent experience in advanced ceramics, specialty materials, batteries, semiconductors, aerospace materials, additive manufacturing, chemical process development, or high-temperature manufacturing will be considered.
• Hands-on experience with processing equipment, test campaigns, pilot systems, laboratory systems, or manufacturing development activities.
• Strong understanding of material behavior, process variables, experimental methods, process controls, and scale-up challenges.
• Ability to evaluate process performance, yield, repeatability, product quality, and material properties using data and technical judgment.
• Strong documentation, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development and refinement of advanced materials processing methods toward repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Plan, execute, and document development activities, including test campaigns, process trials, equipment runs, and material evaluations.
• Evaluate relationships between process conditions, material behavior, product attributes, yield, and repeatability.
• Use experimental data, observations, characterization results, and engineering judgment to recommend next steps.
• Identify technical risks, process limitations, material constraints, and improvement opportunities during development work.
• Develop and optimize processing parameters to improve consistency, quality, yield, and process performance.
• Work hands-on with processing equipment to support installation, operation, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate lessons learned into future production methods and requirements.

Skills

Materials development

Process development

Pilot-scale production

Technical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Data analysis

Engineering judgment

Education

Bachelor’s in Materials Science

Nuclear/related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Processing equipment

Laboratory systems

Manufacturing systems

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. is seeking a Materials Engineer to develop and scale advanced materials and manufacturing processes for nuclear applications.

You will perform hands-on experimental work, evaluate material behavior, and help transition promising methods from lab to reliable production. The role emphasizes process development, characterization, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, fuel development, quality, and operations to ensure repeatable manufacturing.