Electrical Engineer - Nuclear Licensed Pilot Plant Design

Raven-Flint Nuclear Corporation is building the first new uranium conversion plant in the U.S. in over 60 years. Today, only six facilities on Earth convert mined uranium into reactor fuel feedstock — none using our trade secret chemical process. We're changing that.

Our pilot plant, Torch, is a 500 metric ton uranium per year conversion facility designed from first principles using a novel, simplified process route. We have:

• 469 engineering calculations completed and verified across 10 systems
• A complete 3D parametric CAD model of the full plant
• AACE Class 4 cost estimates benchmarked against existing facilities
• A completed HAZOP study and quantitative risk assessment
• 100% of pilot plant output contracted via letter of intent
• Active engagement with DOE and national laboratories

We are entering FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) and hiring our first three engineers to take this from paper to steel. You would be joining a team of two — a founder with 15 years in advanced nuclear (national labs + utility side) and a co-founder from Stanford with Navy and venture experience. This is not a bloated organization with layers of management. This is a startup where your work directly determines whether the plant gets built.

You will design the complete electrical, instrumentation, and controls infrastructure for a nuclear-licensed pilot plant — from the 480V/800A main service through a SIL 3 safety instrumented system, gas detection network, radiation monitoring, and a full BPCS/SCADA architecture. A 101-page electrical and I&C plan has been written with the one-line diagram, load study, short-circuit analysis, and arc flash assessment already complete. You will take this from study-phase into detailed design, procurement, and commissioning.

• Power distribution design — Finalize the 480Y/277V radial distribution system (800A service, three load panels, UPS, 100 kW backup generator); develop single-line diagrams, panel schedules, and cable routing
• Safety instrumented system (SIS) — Design a SIL 3 certified SIS per IEC 61511 with 10 emergency shutdown functions, separate logic solver (Triconex, HIMA, or equivalent), and complete electrical isolation from the BPCS
• BPCS and SCADA — Specify and configure the basic process control system (16+ control loops, 1-second scan rate, 5+ year historian retention per 10 CFR 40); evaluate platforms (Siemens PCS 7, Rockwell PlantPAx, Emerson DeltaV)
• Gas detection and radiation monitoring — Design life-safety gas detection hardwired to SIS; specify area radiation monitors, alpha-in-air monitors, and isokinetic stack sampling per EPA Method 114
• Instrument specification — Develop plant-wide instrument index, instrument datasheets, and loop diagrams for field instruments (4–20 mA/HART standard)
• Arc flash and protective coordination — Maintain and extend existing arc flash study (PPE Category 1 max via zone-selective interlocking); design protective device coordination across 53 circuits and 65 kAIC bus
• Control narratives — Write system-level control narratives defining normal operation, startup/shutdown sequences, alarm response, and interlock logic for each process system
• Cybersecurity — Implement IEC 62443 industrial cybersecurity architecture for a facility handling Category III special nuclear material
• NRC interface — Support electrical and I&C chapters of the NRC license application (10 CFR 40/70) and ISA (Integrated Safety Analysis)

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field
• 3–10 years of experience in one or more of:
• Industrial power distribution and motor control design

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• Safety instrumented systems (SIS) per IEC 61508/61511
• Process control system design (DCS/PLC/SCADA) for chemical or nuclear plants
• Instrumentation engineering for hazardous environments
• Strong knowledge of NFPA 70 (NEC), IEEE power system standards (141, 242, 446, 1584), and ISA standards (5.1, 18.2, 84, 101)
• Experience with SIL classification, SIL verification calculations, and functional safety lifecycle documentation
• Familiarity with hazardous area classification (NEC Articles 500–505) for facilities handling flammable and toxic gases
• Comfort with Python scripting for engineering analysis (load studies, coordination curves, instrument databases)

• PE license or EIT certification
• Experience in NRC-regulated facilities (10 CFR 40 or 10 CFR 70)
• Familiarity with radiation monitoring instrumentation and health physics alarming
• Experience commissioning safety systems in greenfield facilities
• TÜV Functional Safety Engineer (FSEng) certification

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• PLC/DCS programming experience (structured text, function block)

You'd be engineer #1, #2, or #3. Not employee #150 at an established company — one of the first engineers at a company building critical national infrastructure. The uranium conversion market has a structural supply deficit and geopolitical significance.

The engineering is real. We have nearly 500 completed calculations, a full 3D plant model, and a cost estimate. We're not pitching a concept — we're executing a design. You'll take it from FEED through construction and commissioning.

The impact is tangible. Almost every nuclear reactor in the Western world (outside Canada) needs the product this plant makes. The existing supply chain was built in the 1950s–1970s and is under geopolitical strain. You would be building something the energy transition cannot happen without.

• Competitive base salary (commensurate with experience)
• Meaningful equity (early-stage grant)
• Relocation assistance to Idaho Falls, ID or Austin, TX
• Benefits package (health, dental, vision)

Submit a resume via LinkedIn and send a brief note on why you're interested to careers@raven-flint.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team.

Raven-Flint Nuclear Corporation — Idaho Falls, ID

Building the future of uranium conversion.