Senior Fusion Process Integration Engineer

Socket.dev; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $150,000-$180,000

Comprehensive health benefits (medical

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy is seeking a Senior Integration Engineer - Nuclear Process to define and integrate the process architecture of a first-of-a-kind fusion energy system. You will connect major plant systems, establish interfaces, and translate plant concepts into an integrated, buildable system.

The ideal candidate has strong process engineering fundamentals and nuclear systems experience, with a focus on tritium processing and fusion fuel-cycle systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Nuclear, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in nuclear, fusion, chemical/process, or other highly regulated process systems.
• Experience developing PFDs, P&IDs, process architectures, and mass/energy balances.
• Experience defining system interfaces across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience with tritium processing or fusion fuel-cycle systems preferred.
• Experience with vacuum, gas handling, cryogenic, or high-purity process systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with nuclear safety, configuration management, and formal engineering processes.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, first-of-a-kind development environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain process flow diagrams (PFDs) and process architectures for nuclear and supporting plant systems.
• Develop system-level mass and energy balances and define major process streams and operating conditions.
• Establish system boundaries and identify, document, and manage interfaces between systems.
• Translate plant-level functions into system and subsystem requirements.
• Define process requirements for normal, startup, shutdown, maintenance, and abnormal operating modes.
• Integrate process systems including fuel-cycle/tritium processing, vacuum, cooling, heat transport, utilities, and other supporting systems.
• Work with mechanical, electrical, controls, nuclear, safety, and other engineering disciplines to resolve cross-functional technical issues.
• Support development of P&IDs, equipment specifications, process requirements, and interface control documentation.
• Identify process integration risks, dependencies, and opportunities for simplification.
• Participate in design reviews, FMEA/HAZOP activities, safety analyses, and technical risk assessments.
• Support control philosophies and operating strategies with controls and software engineers.
• Support system integration, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Maintain configuration and technical consistency of process architecture as the design evolves.

Skills

Nuclear engineering

Chemical engineering

Mechanical engineering

PFDs & P&IDs

Mass & energy balances

System interfaces

Tritium processing

Fusion fuel-cycle systems

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Thea Energy is seeking a Senior Integration Engineer - Nuclear Process to define and integrate the process architecture of a first-of-a-kind fusion energy system. You will connect major plant systems, establish interfaces, and translate plant concepts into an integrated, buildable system.

The ideal candidate has strong process engineering fundamentals and nuclear systems experience, with a focus on tritium processing and fusion fuel-cycle systems.