Entry Level Salary for Nuclear Engineers

The average salary for an entry level Nuclear Engineer is $57,870. An experienced Nuclear Engineer makes about $107,068 per year.

Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation. Many of these engineers find industrial and medical uses for radioactive materials while others specialize in the development of nuclear power sources for ships or spacecraft. Find more career information.

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  • Electrical Engineer Analyst - MELE Associates, Inc. - Albuquerque, NM

    The Electrical Engineer Analyst role, located in Albuquerque, NM is an onsite position within NNSA's NA-84 Office of Nuclear Incident Response, Nuclear Emergency Support Team's (NEST) Standards ...

  • Sr. NH&S Engineer with Security Clearance - Optimum Governmental Solutions LLC - Layton, UT

    ... of established engineering principles, theories, concepts, and precedents in the field plus a ... Learn the fundamentals of the fielded weapon system and nuclear hardness requirements. Continuously ...

  • Program Manager - Tigua Inc. - White Sands, NM

    Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical, Nuclear , Aeronautical, or Network)and/or business from an accredited college or university. * The Program Manager must ...

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