--- title: 'Senior Electrical Engineer at BlueCore Energy' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-electrical-engineer-bluecore-energy-long-beach-vwf74tr5z8cm' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Senior Electrical Engineer at BlueCore Energy - **Company:** BlueCore Energy - **Location:** Long Beach - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/bluecore-energy/83937102-33ef-46fc-ab89-0ef8e3e2f1b8 ## Job description Our Mission Is Simple: Democratize Access To Clean Energy Welcome to BlueCore Energy! We are on a relentless mission to democratize access to clean energy. By designing and building advanced floating Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) on barges right here in Long Beach, CA, we are bringing scalable, clean, and reliable power to the world. Joining our team means getting in on the ground floor of a revolution in marine small modular reactors (SMRs). If you are passionate, driven, and ready to tackle some of the most exciting challenges of our time, we want you on our team! ## Our Values Humility — We hold strong opinions loosely, say "I don't know," ask for help early, and let the best idea win regardless of who it came from. Inclusivity — The best engineering comes from many perspectives. We build a team where everyone is heard, and we mean it. Pragmatism — We solve the real problem in front of us, reuse what already works, and value a tested answer over an elegant one. ## About the Role As one of our first engineers, you'll work across power, instrumentation, and control systems to make our reactor real. From instrumentation, to the power generation, distribution, and storage systems, and networking and computing, you'll work hands-on with all of it in a fast-paced environment. You'll decide what to buy and what to build to lower cost, improve reliability and performance, and shorten production and deployment timelines. ## Responsibilities Own electrical systems from concept through commissioning. Perform design trades, develop requirements, and bring up and validate hardware. Develop schematics, wiring diagrams, and data acquisition systems. Collaborate with the Mechanical, Software, Core Design, and Quality teams to design the reactor. Work with the Licensing team regarding the design basis, including fail-safe architecture, design diversity, and redundancy. Support the hazard analysis process by identifying failure modes, safe states, and mitigations. Support test activities including HITL, validation testing, and integration campaigns. Develop new hardware and processes to improve safety and reliability, enhance existing capabilities, bring new capabilities online, reduce cost, and shrink manufacturing time. Required Qualifications & Skills A degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or a related discipline. 5+ years of hands-on experience activating, building, and troubleshooting complex electronic systems. Familiar with fault-tolerant, safety-critical, and/or autonomous systems. Hands-on experience with multiple electrical domains: instrumentation, sensing, power systems, controls, networking, computing, data acquisition, etc. Proficient with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, signal generators). Able to think through possible failure modes and safe states. Comfortable reasoning from first principles. Works independently and drives tasks to completion with minimal direction. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Desired Qualifications & Skills Experience with kV level voltage and MW level power systems. Experience designing to nuclear, maritime, or other safety-critical standards. Proficiency with electrical design, simulation, and/or PCB layout tools. Working at BlueCore Energy On-Site Requirement: Our team works together at our Long Beach facility, right next to our barge. Highly Cross-Functional: Startups move fast! You must possess the ability to seamlessly collaborate across multiple teams to rapidly solve problems and keep production moving. Physical & Machinery Requirements: Because we are a hands-on startup, this role may require the ability to perform physical labor, navigate active construction/manufacturing zones, and/or operate heavy machinery and specialized manufacturing equipment as needed. ## About BlueCore Energy ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: BlueCore Energy develops small modular water-cooled nuclear reactors on floating barges to deliver zero-emission power to ports, cities, and critical infrastructure. - **Entity Type**: Private (Pre-Seed) - **Headquarters**: Long Beach, California, USA - **Founded**: 2026 - **Founders**: Kofi Asante ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Nuclear energy, maritime energy, small modular reactors (SMRs) - **Target customers**: B2B – ports, utilities, data centers, offshore infrastructure, communities facing energy constraints - **Mission**: To bring floating nuclear power to the ports and infrastructure that move the world, and eventually to the ships that connect them. ## Products & Services - **Floating Nuclear Barge (10 MWe)**: A compact, water-cooled reactor mounted on a barge that can be moored at a port, connected to the grid via subsea cables, and refueled only once every few years. Designed to power the equivalent of ~15,000 homes or scale to meet a major port’s energy needs. Multiple units can be paired for larger capacity. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding – $10M (pre-seed, oversubscribed, July 2026) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Slauson & Co. (lead investor in pre-seed round) - **Growth Signals**: - Emerged from stealth in July 2026 with a physical barge and test reactor already delivered to its headquarters at the Port of Long Beach – the first SMR company to establish a headquarters inside a major U.S. port. - Team drawn from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Toyota, Uber, and U.S. Navy nuclear submarine program. - Actively working on engineering, regulatory (NRC), classification, and commercialization pathways. ## Competitive Advantages - **Location & Physical Execution**: First SMR company to have a base inside a major U.S. port (Port of Long Beach), enabling direct integration with maritime infrastructure. - **Team Expertise**: Deep-tech and nuclear pedigree – founders and leads have launched autonomous aircraft, electric tugboats, and SpaceX vehicles; naval nuclear officers bring real-world reactor operations experience. - **Design Philosophy**: Safety built on defense-in-depth, five barriers, water-based cooling, and passive systems – leveraging 70+ years of proven light-water reactor technology. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Deploy the first floating reactor, secure regulatory approvals, advance component testing (hardware + digital twin), and build a production line for rapid deployment. - **Long-term vision**: Scale from port-side power generation to cargo ship propulsion, creating a new clean-energy backbone for the maritime economy. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Early-stage startup moving at “hard-tech” speed – physically building at a working port, combining hardware and software development. - **Work policy**: On-site, full-time roles at the Port of Long Beach (as of current job listings). - **Notable perks / engineering culture**: Opportunity to work on nuclear energy systems from day one alongside veterans of SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the U.S. Navy. Roles span electrical, thermal-hydraulics, controls, chemistry, and quality – with a focus on real-world hardware and regulatory safety. ## Sources 1. [bluecore.energy](https://www.bluecore.energy/) 2. [bluecore.energy (team)](https://www.bluecore.energy/team) 3. [bluecore.energy (stealth launch)](https://www.bluecore.energy/post/bluecore-energy-emerges-from-stealth) 4. [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/this-uber-alumn-just-raised-a-10m-pre-seed-to-build-portable-nuclear-enegry/) 5. 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