Spring 2027 Data Science Intern

The Nuclear Company · Software Engineering

Where: Washington, DC
Posted: Aug 7

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.

We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

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What you'd do

Frame business and engineering questions with stakeholders, then source, clean, and explore the data needed to answer them.
Build and validate models (forecasting, classification, anomaly detection, decision analysis) for megaproject cost, schedule, and risk.
Engineer features and extend the NOS ontology and data model across regulatory, supply chain, cost, and schedule domains.
Build data pipelines across Palantir Foundry, AWS GovCloud, and more.
Design metrics, dashboards, and analyses that operators, engineers, and executives use to make decisions, and communicate findings clearly.

What they want

Currently enrolled in a BS or MS in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or a related quantitative field. Available for a full six-month term and returning to school afterward.
Strong Python and the data stack (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), with working knowledge of SQL.
Foundation in statistics and probability, and a track record of completed data analysis (course, personal, research, or prior internships).
This position requires access to information and technology subject to U.S. export controls (including DOE 10 CFR Part 810 and NRC requirements).
Person status (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) is required, and TNC does not provide visa sponsorship for these roles.
Willing and able to work on-site in Washington DC, five days a week, for the full six-month term.

What you get

Competitive compensation packages
401k with company match
Medical, dental, vision plans
Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

About The Nuclear Company · Software Engineering

The United States is building nuclear power again, and The Nuclear Company is writing the software that makes it possible. NOS, the Nuclear Operating System, runs the regulatory, supply chain, cost, schedule, and field work behind real reactor construction. The work matters for national security, energy independence, and the climate. You will turn data into decisions that move a nuclear build forward.