Fall 2025 Engineering Internship

About the Company

At General Matter, we’re strengthening America’s capacity in nuclear energy to create a new set of possibilities, from generating clean energy at scale to forging energy security. 

With nuclear energy powering the next wave of American progress, we’re ensuring our country has the fuel it needs for the next generation of reactors, no matter what’s happening around the world.

We are backed by top tier investors. Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production. We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability and transparency.

About This Role

General Matter seeks extraordinary students to join us for engineering roles in Fall 2025. As an intern, you will work closely with your mentor and other employees who will help you apply your knowledge and grow your skills on technical projects that have a significant impact on our company. If you seek high-impact and are excited by fast-paced, intense, Skunkworks-style projects, we encourage you to reach out to join our team.

Responsibilities:

Mechanical:

• Design, development, and analysis of mechanisms and mechanical structures
• Testing and optimizing machinery

Chemical/Chemistry:

• Participate in Process Integrated Safety Analysis
• Learn and conduct radiochemistry analytical techniques

Nuclear:

• Perform nuclear criticality safety evaluations for facility processes.
• Support the design, operation, and regulatory licensing of a uranium facility
• Learn and conduct radiochemistry analytical techniques

Materials:

• Analyze and test materials for manufacturing processes and operations

Electrical:

• Develop electrical subsystems and hardware for safety critical and fault-tolerant applications.
• Support test stand development for system level testing.

Software:

• Develop front and backend systems for digital twin software used to simulate enrichment facilities, sub systems, test stands and more.
• Technologies: Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Kubernetes, AWS

Firmware:

• Develop control and data acquisition firmware in low-level languages for safety critical and fault-tolerant applications (C/C++, Rust, PLC programming)
• Support integrated system testing and maintain build, test, and deployment tools
• Create and conduct safety analysis for state machines responsible for actuator control
• Debug embedded systems using electrical test equipment (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc)

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in an engineering, physics or math discipline by the start of employment
• 3+ months of applied engineering experience (internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience is applicable)

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• GPA of 3.5 or above
• 6+ months experience of application of technical skills outside of the classroom (examples: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)
• Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, other engineers, and managers
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic professional setting with changing needs and requirements

Additional Requirements:

• Able to work full time, onsite for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks beginning in August or September 2025