Operations Engineer Intern

About the Role

The role focuses on operations and nuclear reactor engineering, offering a rare opportunity to bridge engineering, operations, and human factors in a highly technical and regulated environment. This internship is based 100% onsite at the company’s HQ in El Segundo, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and refine operational procedures that integrate both software and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to translate complex hardware and software designs into clear, executable, and DOE or NRC compliant procedures.
• Ensure that Reactor Operators (ROs) and Senior Reactor Operators (SROs) can efficiently and safely execute test, commissioning, and operational activities.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to improve operator interfaces, procedural workflows, and software tools.
• Gain firsthand experience, ensuring procedures align with real-world execution.
• Support testing and iterative improvements of digital twin scenarios, operator systems, and human-machine interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with DOE and NRC standards, maintaining strict formatting, clarity, and usability in procedural documentation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in managing or optimizing complex hardware and software processes for testing and operations.
• Ability to apply first principles thinking to solve problems and make decisions in uncertain or ambiguous situations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in developing technical procedures, human factors engineering, or operational interface design.
• Proficiency in Python, UNIX, for procedure testing within the simulator environments.
• Experience with human factors and user-centered instructions for operational workflows.