Director of Nuclear Engineering

Job overview

The Director of Nuclear Engineering role is onsite at Xcimer Energy’s headquarters in Denver, CO; compensation is $220,000–$260,000 per year. Xcimer’s mission is to deploy inertial fusion power plants to support global decarbonization goals. The director leads and grows the Nuclear Engineering discipline and serves as a technical authority across programs, facilities, and lifecycle phases. The role establishes engineering standards, develops staff, and integrates nuclear engineering practices into design, testing, operations, and safety work.

What you'll do

• Build and lead the Nuclear Engineering Department
• hire, onboard, mentor, and develop staff
• establish nuclear engineering standards and best practices
• define and maintain nuclear design bases
• coordinate scope, resources, priorities, and schedules with program leaders
• identify and mitigate risks
• oversee radiation transport, shielding, activation, source-term, and uncertainty analyses
• collaborate across engineering, facilities, test, operations, and safety teams
• develop external partnerships
• represent the company in technical forums.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director of nuclear engineering

denver co

xcimer energy

full-time

$220k–$260k

nuclear engineering

fusion energy

engineering leadership

radiation shielding

technical team development

advanced degree

equity

401(k) match

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• basic and supplemental life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• paid parental leave
• 401(k) match up to 6%
• equity for eligible employees
• flexible paid time off
• paid sick time
• 13 company-paid holidays
• and an annual paid company shutdown.

Why this role

The posting requires an advanced degree and 15+ years of nuclear engineering experience, with a PhD strongly preferred. Benefits include equity, flexible paid time off, paid sick time, 13 company-paid holidays, and an annual paid shutdown.

About the employer

Xcimer Energy is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.