# Chemistry Controls Lead at Bluecore Energy HQ

- Company: Bluecore Energy HQ
- What the company does: A compact 10 MWe modular reactor on a barge — zero-emission power that goes where it's needed. Built at the Port of Long Beach, California. Backed by MaC Venture Capital.
- Company website: https://bluecore.energy
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Long Beach
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $125K to $140K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/bluecore-energy/e6498947-d07b-433c-ac01-5f77116da95e?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bluecore-energy-hq-chemistry-controls-lead/

## About the role

The Chemistry and Materials Lead will build the water chemistry programs and select the materials for Nautilus, BlueCore's flagship floating nuclear power plant. You will be the person who specifies the alloys, elastomers, and coatings for every wetted surface in the plant, designs the chemistry regimes that protect them, builds the sampling and monitoring infrastructure to verify it all works, and designs the radioactive waste processing systems that manage the resulting effluents. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Deep experience in nuclear plant chemistry, corrosion engineering, or radiochemistry
- Demonstrated ability to make material selection decisions for nuclear fluid systems, not just operate within an existing chemistry program
- You should be able to explain why one alloy, amine, or oxygen scavenging strategy is right for a given application and the failure modes associated with an incorrect selection
- Familiarity with radioactive waste processing system design, including liquid and gaseous waste treatment, holdup calculations, and effluent discharge compliance
- Candidates who have worked in environments where chemistry and materials decisions are tightly coupled (naval nuclear propulsion, steam generator programs, SMR development) are strongly preferred

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