Nuclear Engineer at Type One Energy

Position Nuclear Engineer
Posted 12 Jan 2026
Expired 11 Feb 2026
Company Type One Energy
Location United States | US
Job Type Full Time

Job Description:

Latest job information from Type One Energy for the position of Nuclear Engineer. If the Nuclear Engineer vacancy in United States matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

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Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy ⚡️  

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. 

The company was formed in 2019 by a team of globally-recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in successfully scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a “Nuclear Engineer”. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville, TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Director of Nuclear and Fuel Cycle

Your role in the mission:

Type One Energy is seeking a highly motivated Neutronics Engineer with education in radiation transport analysis to support the design, construction, and licensing of Type One Energy high-field stellarator systems. Ideally the candidate will have knowledge  in radiation transport codes and their uses for solving nuclear challenges related to performance and safety.

As a Neutronics Engineer, you will play a vital role in the development of our nuclear analysis program in support of both our near-term Infinity One Project and longer-term Fusion Pilot Plant.

  • Assist in the development of computational solutions for a range of nuclear challenges related to both D-D and D-T fusion devices, including radiation particle transport, radiation damage, nuclear heating, nuclear activation and decay heat analysis, shielding design, dose calculations.
  • Perform analyses on neutronics modelling, radiological engineering, nuclear design, and operational health physics.
  • Utilize advanced radiation transport tools to evaluate and characterize the impact of multivariate design choices (including materials, geometry, and operational conditions) on performance metrics.
  • Support in-depth research and analysis on a variety of nuclear design strategies for fusion systems as it relates to system performance, safety, and radiological waste.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate neutronics and radiological considerations into product development.
  • Provide transparent and realistic feedback on timelines, resource requirements, and issues to enable the timeline completion of assigned duties

What you’ll need:

  • Educational background in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
  • Fundamental understanding of first principles for nuclear and radiation physics, radiation transport, and the impact of radiation on a variety of systems.
  • Knowledge of radiation transport tools, methodology, and application, including direct experience with Monte Carlo methods for neutron/photon transport.
  • Direct experience with OpenMC or MCNP. Experience with additional nuclear software (such as SCALE, ORIGIN, GEANT4, FISPACT, ALARA, PyNE) and CAD integration tools such as Cubit is preferred but not required.
  • Strong computational skills, including experience programming with Python in a Linux environment
  • Experience with collaborative code development using GitHub.
  • General knowledge of various nuclear codes and standards, as well as best practices.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and propose innovative solutions.

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

  • Stock and share options
  • Relocation allowance
  • Insurance plans

    Job Info:

    • Company: Type One Energy
    • Position: Nuclear Engineer
    • Work Location: United States
    • Country: US

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