Nuclear Consequence Analysis Engineer
Required skills
- 10 CFR Part 70
- 10 CFR 70.61
- HotSpot
- RASCAL
- MACCS
- ARCON
- ALOHA
- Nuclear Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Health Physics
Nice to have
- Resourceful
- Entrepreneurial approach
- Tight timeframes
- License application
- Nuclear fuel cycle facility
- Process hazard analysis
Role summary
General Matter is seeking a Nuclear Consequence Analyst to quantify the radiological and chemical consequences of accident scenarios at their uranium enrichment facility. This role is critical to the facility's safety case and license under 10 CFR Part 70. Responsibilities include developing source terms, modeling dispersion, estimating doses, and supporting the Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA). The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in engineering fundamentals, expertise in consequence analysis methods and dispersion modeling tools (e.g., HotSpot, RASCAL, MACCS), and familiarity with nuclear regulations. A Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Health Physics, or a related field is required. Preferred qualifications include experience in fast-paced environments, supporting nuclear license applications, and relevant certifications like PE or CHP.
About the Company
General Matter is enriching uranium in America.
Our goal is to design, build, and operate the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services in the United States.
Our mission is to restore America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel—fuel that will power AI, advanced manufacturing, critical industries, and the next generation of nuclear reactors.
Ultimately, our work will help power national ambitions and enable a high-energy society.
We were incubated by Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by top-tier investors. Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.
Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.
About This Role
As a Nuclear Consequence Analysis Engineer at General Matter, you'll own the question at the heart of the facility's safety case: if something goes wrong, what actually happens? You'll quantify the radiological and chemical consequences of accident scenarios across the facility — building source terms, modeling dispersion, and estimating dose and exposure to workers, the public, and the environment. This is a systems-level role: your analyses define how severe each scenario is, directly driving which safety controls we credit and shaping the Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) that underpins our 10 CFR Part 70 license. Many of the tools of this trade — MACCS and HotSpot among them — were built for DOE safety analysis under DOE-STD-3009, and the underlying consequence methodology carries over cleanly to the NRC's 10 CFR 70.61 performance requirements. If you've done this work at a DOE site or national lab, you're already speaking our language.
Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
Additional Requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer
General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Compensation and Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $150,000–$210,000 annually.
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
