TRISO Chemical Plant Process Engineer

Valar Atomics

$90K — $220K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Proven track record of engineering excellence
  • Strong knowledge of materials and processes for wet chemistry or high temperature
  • Strong analytical mindset for root cause investigations
  • Experience in production environment
  • Team leadership and mentoring experience
  • Excellent communication and technical documentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of subsystems to meet performance and cost targets
  • Write and optimize operational procedures for equipment
  • Perform structural and chemical analyses for system validation
  • Develop understanding of equipment operations to optimize output
  • Improve yields and throughput time
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and management
  • Manage vendor relationships for cost and quality control

Benefits

  • Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
  • Generous PPE stipend
  • High-impact startup environment with autonomy
  • Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
  • Direct collaboration with experienced industry professionals
  • Chance to build and scale transformative energy technology
Full Job Description
The Role

We're seeking highly skilled and motivated Process Engineers to join our TRISO manufacturing pilot line. In this role, you'll be responsible for state-of-the-art chemical processing equipment; taking radical ownership of the system performance and operations. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to install, troubleshoot, and optimize pilot scale uranium processing equipment. This job is full-time in Orangeville, Utah.

Key Responsibilities
  • System Ownership: Take ownership of one of several major subsystems, ensuring alignment between performance targets, manufacturability, and cost.
  • Procedure Writing: Write and optimize procedures for operation and repairs of chemical processing equipment.
  • Engineering Analysis: Perform structural, thermal, chemical, and fluid analyses to validate system performance and reliability.
  • Development Execution: Develop detailed understanding and modeling of equipment operations and optimize output to meet stringent specifications.
  • Yield Improvement: Improve yields and throughput time.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with other functions of the processing lines, engineering, and management.
  • Supplier & Manufacturing Interface: Work closely with vendors to manage cost, timelines, manufacturing process selection, and quality control.
  • Design Process Development: Contribute to the best internal practices for safety, documentation, and personnel management.


You Will Be Successful in This Role If You
  • Demonstrate ability and eagerness to learn and become subject matter expert on assigned equipment.
  • Achieve operational completeness of mechanical installation and documentation.
  • Collaborate effectively with technicians and other engineers.
  • Adapt to changing priorities and environments without losing sight of all tasks.
  • Exhibit extreme ownership, curiosity, and attention to details


Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Proven track record of engineering excellence
  • Strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and mechanical systems for wet chemistry and/ or high temperature processing.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to lead root cause investigations
  • Experience in production environment
  • Experience overseeing and mentoring a team
  • Excellent communication, technical documentation, and leadership skills
  • Willingness to relocate to Emory County, Utah


Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Experience in high-performance or safety-critical production environments
  • Deep understanding of quality and reliability engineering
  • Hands-on laboratory and production experience
  • Ceramic processing, SolGel casting, high temperature production
  • Chemical processing plants, wastewater treatment

What We Offer
  • Competitive base salary
  • Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
  • Generous PPE stipend
  • High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
  • Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
  • Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
  • The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Salary

$90,000-$220,000 USD

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