VP, Engineering

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

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Deep Fission

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

⚡ Energy

🔧 Hardware

Energy • Hardware

Deep Fission is an advanced nuclear energy company developing a novel deployment architecture called Gravity™ that integrates established technologies — pressurized water reactors, geothermal energy-transfer components, and deep borehole drilling — to place reactor systems a mile underground. The design uses hydrostatic pressure from a deep water column to support operating pressure and cooling, applies geothermal-style surface energy transfer to turbines, and aims for rapid, low-footprint deployments (a stated 6-month target for a single reactor deployment and a 2027–2028 commercial operation goal). The company reports an 18. 5 GW commercial pipeline via letters of intent with power-site partners, has moved prototype hardware (reactor canister) to a Kansas site, and is engaging with regulators and investors through public filings and offerings.

📋 Description

• Build, staff, and lead the Engineering organization • Hire and directly manage Directors across reactor and mechanical design, nuclear analysis, instrumentation and controls, surface power conversion, and surface support systems • Establish scalable engineering processes, configuration management, and design change control • Report engineering status, risk, and resourcing needs to the executive team • Foster a strong nuclear safety culture with a questioning attitude and open reporting of concerns • Provide engineering input to the integrated schedule, budget, and risk register • Hold the engineering team accountable for delivery of the demonstration reactor and subsequent commercial units • Translate reactor design basis and safety requirements into manufacturable and constructible engineering packages • Drive phased validation of subsurface deployment and reactor control • Partner with Regulatory Affairs on engineering inputs to NRC licensing submissions • Align engineering deliverables with nuclear and commercial quality requirements for licensing and fabrication • Manage technical relationships with engineering vendors • Provide engineering oversight of fabrication and technical input on make-or-buy decisions • Represent Engineering in discussions with customers, DOE, NRC, and site partners • Travel to engineering, drilling, and site partner locations, including active construction and drilling environments

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, nuclear, or electrical engineering, or a related field • 15+ years of engineering experience • 8+ years in leadership roles • 5+ years managing multi-discipline engineering teams at the Director level or above • Direct experience in power plant design or another complex, regulated hardware environment, such as aerospace, submarines, or liquefied natural gas (LNG) • Track record of building an engineering function • Working knowledge of nuclear and commercial quality assurance frameworks and NRC licensing processes • Strong grounding in design for manufacturability and constructability of nuclear or comparably regulated hardware • Must be a U.S. person eligible to meet Department of Energy (DOE) Export Control requirements under 10 CFR 810 • Ability to work independently in a remote-first, cross-functional environment and partner effectively with senior stakeholders • Willingness to travel domestically for team offsites, training sessions, and site visits; quarterly travel anticipated for company offsites • Able to operate a personal computer • Able to sit for extended periods • Able to travel domestically • Able to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or minimal force frequently • Ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze information • Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license • Preferred: Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant engineering discipline • Preferred: Commercial or private-sector experience, ideally in a high-growth or newly public company • Preferred: Experience with PWR or small modular reactor (SMR) designs • Preferred: Experience with geothermal systems or oil and gas subsurface engineering

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment • Quarterly company offsites • Training sessions • Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities • Occasional overtime may be available/required as needed