Nuclear Fuel Development & Process Engineer

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. is seeking a Nuclear Fuel Development Engineer to contribute to fuel development and manufacturing programs.

You will work across engineering, laboratory, and manufacturing environments to build reliable processes for advanced nuclear fuel production. Ideal candidates are early-career engineers with interest in nuclear fuels, materials processing, metallurgy, or fuel fabrication, and will support experimental planning, data analysis, and documentation while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemistry, or related discipline.
• 3–4 years of experience in nuclear fuels, materials processing, metallurgy, metallic fuels, fuel fabrication, or related work preferred.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory, pilot, manufacturing, or regulated technical environments.
• Familiarity with nuclear fuel fabrication, fuel materials, uranium processing, metal processing, alloying, casting, thermal processing, or advanced materials manufacturing preferred.
• Experience supporting process development, experimental execution, process troubleshooting, or manufacturing scale-up.
• Ability to analyze technical data and develop clear conclusions from process, test, or characterization results.
• Strong technical writing skills and experience preparing procedures, test plans, reports, or controlled documentation.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineers, scientists, technicians, operators, quality personnel, and safety teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety, quality, and procedural compliance.
• Experience in regulated environments (nuclear, DOE, NRC, national labs, aerospace, defense, chemical processing, energy) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support development and optimization of nuclear fuel fabrication processes.
• Assist with planning and execution of experiments, process trials, and technical demonstrations.
• Evaluate process parameters, operating conditions, and material behavior to improve repeatability and product consistency.
• Support scale‑up of fuel development activities from laboratory or pilot to manufacturing workflows.
• Help identify process limitations and opportunities for yield or throughput improvement.
• Support hands‑on work with nuclear fuel materials, metallic fuels, alloying, casting, and thermal processing.
• Assist with handling and tracking of materials per procedures.
• Collaborate with technicians and operators on equipment setup, process readiness, and production execution.
• Troubleshoot process issues, equipment limitations, and material performance concerns.
• Support development of tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and process documentation.

Skills

Process development

Data analysis

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering or related

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Regulated environment experience

Documentation systems

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. is seeking a Nuclear Fuel Development Engineer to contribute to fuel development and manufacturing programs.

You will work across engineering, laboratory, and manufacturing environments to build reliable processes for advanced nuclear fuel production. Ideal candidates are early-career engineers with interest in nuclear fuels, materials processing, metallurgy, or fuel fabrication, and will support experimental planning, data analysis, and documentation while ensuring