UFConversion​/Fluorination Process Engineer

Oak Ridge, TN | Hybrid | Relocation Package Available

Nano Nuclear Energy is seeking a UF6 Conversion / Fluorination Process Engineer to develop and mature uranium conversion and fluorination technologies supporting the production of uranium fluoride products and uranium hexafluoride (UF6).

This is a hands-on engineering opportunity to work directly with process chemistry, experimental systems, and demonstration-facility operations. You will help optimize reaction performance, understand impurity behavior, improve product quality, and translate experimental findings into process and equipment improvements.

Reporting to the VP of Fuel Technologies, you will collaborate with analytical chemistry, equipment engineering, and downstream process teams to advance conversion technology development.

• Technical ownership:
  Drive process development across conversion chemistry, fluorination, feed preparation, and product recovery.
• Hands-on experimentation:
  Participate directly in laboratory and demonstration-facility campaigns, troubleshooting, and process evaluation.
• Complex process engineering:
  Address reaction performance, impurity behavior, materials compatibility, and reactive-gas systems.
• Influence equipment development:
  Translate process requirements and operating observations into equipment and design improvements.
• Technology maturation:
  Help establish the process data, operating parameters, and technical documentation needed to advance conversion technologies.

• Develop and evaluate uranium conversion and fluorination processes, including feed preparation, reaction conditions, product recovery, and recycle interfaces.
• Evaluate relationships between feed chemistry, temperature, gas composition, residence time, conversion efficiency, impurities, and product quality.
• Participate in laboratory and demonstration-facility setup, commissioning, testing, sampling, troubleshooting, and campaign reviews.
• Define feed requirements and product-quality targets with analytical chemistry and downstream process teams.
• Establish process requirements for gas delivery, off-gas treatment, monitoring, and safe shutdown in coordination with responsible engineering teams.
• Assess corrosion, deposition, contamination, sealing, and materials-of-construction challenges in uranium-bearing and fluorinating environments.
• Support equipment selection and commissioning for reactors, feeders, heated systems, recovery equipment, and gas-handling systems.
• Maintain experimental records, process data, sample traceability, and technical evaluations to support technology development and future qualification.

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, nuclear engineering, materials science, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in fluorination, halogen chemistry, gas-solid reaction systems, uranium conversion, specialty chemical processing, or comparable high-hazard process development.
• Hands‑on experience operating or supporting laboratory, pilot, or demonstration systems involving reactive gases, high temperatures, corrosive service, vacuum/pressure systems, or controlled‑atmosphere processing.
• Ability to develop process operating windows, interpret reaction performance, identify conversion or impurity limitations, and recommend process or equipment improvements.
• Experience working within formal hazard controls, operating procedures, interlocks, and change‑management requirements.

• Advanced degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Direct experience with uranium fluorination or UF6 production.
• Familiarity with fluorine‑bearing gas systems,…