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1,072 H-1B & PERM records for "NUCLEAR ENGINEER", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Radiation Transport- Distinguished R&D Staff Memb… Oak Ridge, TN $244061 H-1B Jul 8, 2024
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Radiation Transport- Distinguished R&D Staff Memb… Oak Ridge, TN $225000 H-1B Sep 28, 2021
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Distinguished R&D Staff Member- Nuclear Thermal H… Oak Ridge, TN $216079 H-1B Sep 20, 2021
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… R&D STAFF MEMBER-NUCLEAR THERMAL HYDRAULICS Oak Ridge, TN $210000 H-1B Sep 10, 2019
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… R&D STAFF MEMBER-NUCLEAR THERMAL HYDRAULICS Oak Ridge, TN $210000 H-1B Sep 5, 2019
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… R&D Lead, Workforce Programs Oak Ridge, TN $204000 H-1B Aug 26, 2024
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Nuclear Data Analyst Oak Ridge, TN $197552 H-1B Feb 16, 2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Computational Scientist/Nuclear Fuel Performance … Idaho Falls, ID $193944 H-1B Mar 2, 2026
The Federation of Electric Power Compan… Deputy General Manager/Nuclear Engineering Washington, DC $190000 H-1B Jun 2, 2023
Kairos Power, LLC R-Lab Experimental Program Manager Alameda, CA $189449 H-1B Aug 11, 2020
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC Scientist 3 Los Alamos, NM $188107 - $201100 H-1B May 30, 2023
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Nuclear Data Analyst Oak Ridge, TN $183000 H-1B Jul 14, 2023
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTIST - NUCLEAR ENGINEERING IDAHO FALLS, ID $182340 H-1B Aug 14, 2025
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC MODELING & SIMULATION PROFESSIONAL (NUCLEAR ENGIN… IDAHO FALLS, ID $182148 H-1B Jan 29, 2025
Helion Energy, Inc. Senior Nuclear Engineer Everett, WA $182000 - $246000 H-1B May 19, 2026
THE FEDERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER COMPAN… NUCLEAR ENGINEER/ MANAGER WASHINGTON, DC $180000 H-1B Mar 8, 2017
Commonwealth Fusion HR LLC Senior Diagnostician, IRAD Devens, MA $178925 H-1B May 11, 2026
Ampera, Inc. Thermal Hydraulics Engineer/Heat Transfer Design E Palm Beach Gardens, FL $175000 H-1B Feb 12, 2026
OVERSEAS ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY SURVEY INS… NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ANALYST WASHINGTON, DC $175000 H-1B Jul 6, 2010
KAIROS POWER LLC Fuel Engineer, Annular Fuel Pebbles Albuquerque, NM $171454 H-1B May 29, 2026
PAJARITO SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION SENIOR ENGINEER SANTE FE, NM $170000 - $185000 H-1B Dec 3, 2012
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC NUCLEAR ENGINEER (INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS) IDAHO FALLS, ID $168000 H-1B Mar 27, 2025
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Nuclear Criticality Safety - R&D Staff Oak Ridge, TN $167694 H-1B Feb 3, 2025
X-Energy, LLC Engineer IV, Nuclear Rockville, MD $164999 - $165000 H-1B Mar 24, 2025
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION PROGRAM/RELATIONSHIP … IDAHO FALLS, ID $163104 H-1B Jan 24, 2018
Triad National Security, LLC Research and Development Engineer 2 Los Alamos, NM $162594 - $176000 H-1B Mar 31, 2026
X-Energy, LLC Analyst IV, Nuclear Shielding Rockville, MD $160000 - $160000 H-1B Oct 2, 2023
JAPAN ELECTRIC POWER INFORMATION CENTER… Senior Nuclear Engineering Analyst Washington, DC $160000 H-1B Aug 18, 2021
KAIROS POWER LLC Thermal Fluid Test Engineer Alameda, CA $159093 H-1B Jun 10, 2025
Kairos Power, LLC Sr. Computational Fluid Dynamics & Thermal Fluids… Alameda, CA $158938 H-1B May 11, 2021
Triad National Security, LLC R & D Engineer Los Alamos, NM $158727 - $172200 H-1B Dec 16, 2025
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Nuclear Engineer Idaho Falls, ID $158604 H-1B Feb 10, 2026
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Neutronics Scientist Oak Ridge, TN $158563 H-1B Apr 2, 2026
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYST (NUCLEAR ENGINEERING) IDAHO FALLS, ID $158304 H-1B Dec 9, 2024
Aerotherm Computational Dynamics USA, L… Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Engineer $158000 Green Card Aug 20, 2024
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS ENGINEER IDAHO FALLS, ID $156480 H-1B Aug 20, 2025
KAIROS POWER LLC R-LAB EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER OAKLAND, CA $156000 H-1B Mar 9, 2017
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Computational Scientist (Nuclear) Idaho Falls, ID $155616 H-1B Mar 11, 2026
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Neutronics Scientist Oak Ridge, TN $155526 H-1B Sep 8, 2022
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC SCIENTIST 3 Los Alamos, NM $155438 H-1B Mar 23, 2020
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… SENIOR REACTOR DESIGN/ANALYSIS ENGINEER OAK RIDGE, TN $155372 H-1B Dec 10, 2014
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… STS Neutron Detector Scientist Oak Ridge, TN $155100 H-1B Dec 7, 2023
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations New Unit Assistance (WANO-AC) - Lead Engineer Atlanta, GA $155000 - $175000 Green Card Aug 12, 2019
Sarens Nuclear & Industrial Services Chief Engineer Hartford, WI $154500 H-1B Feb 24, 2022
KAIROS POWER LLC Fuels Manager “ Annular Fuel Pebbles Albuquerque, NM $154031 H-1B Apr 17, 2025
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC FUELS & MATERIALS INTERNAT COLLABORATION MGR (PRO… IDAHO FALLS, ID $151872 H-1B Oct 24, 2014
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION PROGRAM MANAGER (PROJ… IDAHO FALLS, ID $151872 H-1B Nov 3, 2014
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… REACTOR PHYSICS SOFTWARE DEV., R&D OAK RIDGE, TN $151664 H-1B Jan 12, 2018
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… REACTOR PHYSICS SOFTWARE DEV, R&D OAK RIDGE, TN $151664 H-1B Feb 24, 2017
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION RESEARCH ENGINEER COLLEGE STATION, TX $150010 H-1B Jan 20, 2021
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