Summer 2027 Internship, Field Engineer

About General Matter

General Matter is enriching uranium in America with the goal 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 to 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 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.

About This Role

As a Summer Field Engineer Intern at General Matter, you will be on the ground in Paducah during the active construction of our flagship uranium enrichment facility. You will be the link between design and the field, helping turn drawings and specifications into installed work, catch problems before they cost the schedule, and build the record that shows the plant was built right. You will take on meaningful scopes of work and work directly alongside the superintendents, engineers, and quality team delivering it. You will see how a nuclear facility comes together, and you will help build it. This is a high-impact, fast-paced, Skunkworks-style project.

Key Responsibilities

Field Engineering & Constructability

• Help interpret drawings, specifications, and shop drawings for craft and subcontractor crews, and flag constructability issues to engineering before they reach the field.
• Assist in drafting and tracking RFIs and submittals for assigned work packages from the first question through the engineering response and closure.
• Perform quantity takeoffs, track installed quantities and percent complete, and support field progress reporting to project controls and the master schedule.
• Help verify survey, layout, and as-built data for foundations, embeds, underground utilities, and structural steel.
• Support coordination of material deliveries, laydown, and equipment needs with superintendents and subcontractors to keep work fronts moving.

Quality & Documentation

• Support coordination of inspection and test plan hold points with Quality Control, and help verify that installed work meets drawings, specifications, and nuclear quality requirements.
• Maintain daily reports, progress photos, and field records that become part of the facility's permanent quality and turnover record.
• Support punch-list walks, as-built markups, and turnover package preparation for completed systems.

Safety & Field Coordination

• Help prepare Job Hazard Analyses and take part in daily safety meetings, toolbox talks, and field safety walks.
• Serve as a day-to-day field contact for subcontractor foremen on assigned tasks, raising issues early and closing them out quickly.
• Own a defined intern project over the summer, such as tracking a site utility system or a building's foundation work, and present your results to the project team.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Civil, Construction, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or Construction Management, with an expected graduation date after summer 2027.
• Evidence of exceptional ability (construction internships or co-ops, engineering competition teams, hands-on projects, completed builds, etc.).
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Ability to work outdoors on an active construction site in all weather conditions, including walking uneven terrain, climbing ladders and stairs, and wearing required PPE.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance and access authorization.
• Available for the full 12-week summer 2027 internship in Paducah, Kentucky.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Prior construction internship or co-op experience, especially on industrial, power generation, data center, semiconductor, or other mission-critical projects.
• EIT certification or a passing score on the FE exam.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification.
• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, or Primavera P6.
• Exposure to nuclear, DOE, or NQA-1 quality programs.
• Leadership on an engineering competition team (ASCE Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge, Solar Decathlon, etc.) or in a student organization.
• Military service, trades experience, or other hands-on leadership experience.
• Bias toward action and comfort making decisions with incomplete information in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment.
• Interest in building a long-term career on a single flagship project rather than moving from job to job.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.