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Aalo Atomics is pioneering factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. The company is based in Austin, TX and is rapidly growing as it works to deploy the world's first fleet of advanced microreactors.
As a Field Engineer on the Field Operations team, you will serve as the technical bridge between Engineering and the field, translating engineering intent into safe, practical, and executable field work. This is a hands-on role combining disciplined engineering judgment with practical execution, clear communication, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to advance Field Operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate, and support installation, commissioning, testing, operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of mechanical equipment, machinery, and integrated systems at Aalo facilities and project locations (Aalo-0, Aalo-X, and reactor deployment sites).
- Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, schematics, procedures, work instructions, vendor documentation, and acceptance criteria before and during field execution.
- Translate design requirements into practical work plans, task sequencing, tooling needs, material requirements, inspection points, and field-ready instructions.
- Provide direct technical support to Field Operations personnel, craft workers, vendors, and project teams during field activities.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment, installation, fabrication, alignment, fit-up, interface, and performance issues encountered in the field.
- Verify field conditions, collect measurements and technical data, document discrepancies, and communicate conditions affecting design intent, safety, quality, schedule, or operability.
- Support inspections, functional testing, diagnostics, performance verification, turnover, and closeout activities; document results and outstanding items.
- Coordinate with design engineering, manufacturing, quality, licensing, construction, testing, and reactor operations to keep design intent and field execution aligned.
- Support development and revision of field procedures, work packages, work instructions, lift plans, test plans, technical reports, redlines, punch lists, and as-built documentation.
- Manage technical questions through appropriate review and approval processes; ensure unauthorized field changes are not incorporated.
- Lead or support pre-job briefs, task walkdowns, hazard reviews, readiness reviews, and post-job critiques for assigned activities.
- Provide technical direction and mentoring to field personnel while respecting established supervisory, quality, and work-control responsibilities.
- Travel to company facilities, vendor locations, construction sites, and test sites, including on short notice when operational needs require.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering (or closely related field), OR equivalent hands-on field/technical experience.
- 10+ years of field engineering, installation, commissioning, or comparable hands-on hardware experience.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, GD&T callouts, weld symbols, schematics, and specifications.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and sound engineering judgment, with ability to solve real-world problems safely at the point of execution.
- Basic familiarity with powered and manual tools.
- Strong ownership mindset and clear communication; comfortable working with ambiguity in a fast-iterating environment.
- Air-travel-compliant form of ID and valid Driver's License.
- Based in the United States and willing to work on-site in Austin, TX.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in nuclear, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, or other high-reliability regulated industries.
- Hands-on skills in welding, machining, assembly, rigging, or field inspection.
- Experience with commissioning, functional testing, and turnover of mechanical systems.
- Familiarity with configuration control, work-control processes, and as-built documentation.
- Heavy equipment or material-handling equipment operation experience.
- Experience supporting on-site installation and commissioning across multiple project locations.
Note: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.
