Nuclear Supplier Technical Validation & Classification Specialist

About the role

NucFinder is looking for a Nuclear Supplier Technical Validation & Taxonomy Specialist to determine what industrial companies can actually design, manufacture, engineer or deliver to the nuclear sector — and ensure that these capabilities are represented accurately in NucFinder.

This role is primarily technical rather than quality-focused. You will analyse products, equipment, technologies, engineering services, manufacturing processes and project references, then determine which supplier capabilities are supported by sufficient technical evidence.

A central part of the role is applying the NucFinder nuclear supply-chain taxonomy consistently and critically.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse supplier products, equipment, technologies, services and manufacturing capabilities.
• Review technical catalogues, datasheets, project references, corporate documentation and other supporting evidence.
• Determine the actual scope and limits of a supplier's demonstrated capabilities.
• Distinguish between manufacturers, engineering companies, system integrators, service providers, distributors and other supplier types where relevant.
• Identify whether claimed nuclear capabilities are supported by documented technical evidence.
• Review nuclear and nuclear-adjacent project references and determine what competencies they actually demonstrate.
• Classify supplier capabilities within the NucFinder nuclear supply-chain taxonomy.
• Review and correct classifications produced through automated collection and AI-assisted analysis.
• Identify ambiguous or insufficiently supported classifications requiring further investigation.
• Validate technical information included in NucFinder supplier profiles.
• Contribute to the development of consistent taxonomy interpretation and technical-validation rules.
• Work with quality specialists where technical capability and qualification evidence need to be assessed together.

Candidate profile

We are looking for an engineer or technical specialist with broad exposure to nuclear equipment, systems or industrial supply chains.

Relevant backgrounds include:

• nuclear engineering;
• mechanical engineering;
• process engineering;
• systems engineering;
• nuclear equipment manufacturing;
• engineering consultancy;
• technical supplier assessment;
• nuclear project engineering.

You should have:

• strong ability to understand industrial products and technical capabilities from engineering documentation;
• broad knowledge of nuclear plant equipment, systems and engineering services;
• practical understanding of industrial manufacturing processes;
• ability to distinguish demonstrated technical capability from marketing claims or general sector references;
• ability to interpret technical catalogues, datasheets, project descriptions and manufacturer documentation;
• strong analytical and classification skills;
• ability to work consistently with a structured technical taxonomy;
• professional working proficiency in English.

Experience with nuclear codes, equipment specifications, manufacturing documentation, supplier assessments or engineering procurement is an asset.

Professional proficiency in additional languages relevant to major nuclear supply chains — such as French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean — is a strong asset because supplier evidence is frequently available only in local-language sources.

Typical assignments

You may be asked to:

• review a manufacturer's portfolio and determine which nuclear equipment categories are genuinely supported by evidence;
• determine whether a company manufactures equipment itself or acts primarily as an integrator, distributor or service provider;
• analyse project references to establish what technical competencies they demonstrate;
• review an automatically generated supplier classification and correct unsupported or overly broad category assignments;
• validate the technical content of a supplier profile before it is published or used in a client assignment;
• analyse suppliers within a specific equipment or technology segment for a NucFinder market or procurement study.