valaratomics

Health Physics Technician (HPT)

Orangeville, Utah

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About the role

You will play a critical role in protecting personnel, facilities, and the environment while helping advance technology that has the potential to reshape the future of energy.
Provide continuous or intermittent radiological coverage for operations, maintenance, construction, and testing activities.
Exercise stop-work authority when radiological conditions change or personnel safety may be compromised.

Perform radiological surveys including radiation, contamination, and airborne radioactivity assessments to characterize facility and worksite conditions.
Establish and maintain radiological postings, barriers, access controls, and contamination control boundaries.
Issue, track, and maintain personnel dosimetry, radiological monitoring equipment, and protective equipment.
Perform daily operability checks, source checks, and routine maintenance of portable and fixed radiation detection instrumentation.
Support implementation of ALARA principles and radiological work planning activities.
Serve as a member of the emergency response organization, providing radiological assessment and support during abnormal or emergency conditions.
Support audits, inspections, procedure development, and regulatory compliance activities.
Collaborate closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety teams to execute work safely and efficiently.
The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Experience performing radiological surveys involving alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation.
Experience conducting contamination surveys and smear/swipe sampling.
Working knowledge of contamination control, radiological postings, RWPs, personnel monitoring, and ALARA principles.
Strong attention to detail and ability to identify changing radiological conditions in the field.
Ability to communicate effectively with technicians, engineers, operators, and management personnel.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
Comprehensive medical benefits
Operate and maintain health physics instrumentation including ion chambers, GM survey meters, contamination monitors, friskers, and air sampling equipment.

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.

Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer.
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.
equal opportunity employer.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

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