The Nuclear Company

AI Engineer 1 - Compliance, Quality & Testing

The Nuclear Company
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29 days ago
Washington, DC, USAEntry Level

Base Salary

$80k - $150k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build unit, integration, and end-to-end automated test coverage for NOS modules using AI-assisted test generation and review.
  • Support NQA-1 documentation and translate regulatory quality requirements into traceable test artifacts and evidence packages.
  • Establish and refine defect tracking and verification and validation workflows, maintaining traceability from requirements through testing and resolution.
  • Learn Palantir Foundry, NOS architecture, and the team’s AI tooling to understand system data flows and quality gates.
  • Contribute to testing AI-powered NOS features through prompt regression, output validation, and behavioral consistency checks.

Requirements

  • Computer science degree or equivalent and 0–2 years of professional experience, with internships, co-ops, and project work counting toward experience.
  • Test automation fundamentals in Playwright, Cypress, Jest, PyTest, or an equivalent modern framework.
  • Hands-on experience using AI to generate, review, or improve tests in a real project.
  • Strong fundamentals in at least one backend language, preferably Python or TypeScript.
  • Good written and verbal communication and willingness to learn the NQA-1 nuclear regulatory environment.
  • Preferred qualifications include testing AI/ML systems or LLM-powered applications, experience in regulated industries, CI/CD test integration, verification and validation or requirements traceability knowledge, Palantir Foundry or similar platform exposure, and version control and code review familiarity.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages.
  • 401k with company match.
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Generous vacation policy and holidays.
  • Estimated starting salary range of $80,000–$150,000 annually, paid bi-weekly.
  • The role involves work related to U.S. export-controlled information and technology, which may limit consideration of certain applicants.

Tech Stack

CypressJestpytestPythonTypeScript

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About The Nuclear Company

51-200 employees
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