About the role
About Valar Atomics At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.
The Team As part of the Engineering organization, Power Con v ers ion develops the technologies that efficiently transform reactor-generated heat into usable electrical power .
The team focuses on maximizing system performance, reliability, and commercial viability.
The Role Valar Atomics is seeking a secondary flow engineer to join the turbomachinery team and advance power generation capability. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the definition of the secondary flow path for Valar’s power generation turbomachinery. You’ll be working with cross-functional team members to define a manufacturable, high efficiency, robust design. As an early hire in turbomachinery, you will be able to directly influence design decisions on the system architecture. Key
Responsibilities Responsible engineer for secondary flow passages Own procurement or manufacture of seals Conduct trade studies of seal configurations and drive actionable architecture decisions from them Basic
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Experience analyzing secondary flow systems from either a systems perspective or from a seal design perspective Experience with rotating seal design or seal procurement Preferred Skills and Experience Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Experience with commercially available secondary flow analysis packages (AxStream, Concepts NREC, Dyrobes) Experience with supercritical C02 Experience conducting 3D CFD analyses of secondary flow paths in turbomachinery Experience with thermodynamic cycle analysis What We Offer Competitive base salary Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company Comprehensive medical
