Full-Time

Specialist BMS Designer

Buildings

Updated on 6/25/2026

General Matter

General Matter

11-50 employees

Uranium extraction, conversion, and enrichment services

Compensation Overview

$90k - $175k/yr

+ Stock Options

Los Angeles, CA, USA

In Person

On-site role in Los Angeles, California.

Category
Building Systems & HVAC (1)
Required Skills
AutoCAD
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or a related automation discipline.
  • 8+ years of industry experience specifically in building automation, industrial controls, or SCADA systems.
  • Expertise in Niagara 4 (N4) and deep familiarity with open communication protocols (BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU).
  • Proven track record of delivering controls projects for large-scale, high-reliability facilities (e.g., data centers, labs, or advanced manufacturing).
  • Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD for the production of control diagrams, riser drawings, and floor plans.
Responsibilities
  • Architect and specify comprehensive BMS/BAS solutions, including network topology, controller selection, and high-level integration strategies for industrial and nuclear facilities.
  • Develop complex control sequences, I/O points lists, and functional descriptions that optimize system performance while maintaining strict safety and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead the design of network architectures utilizing BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks, and Niagara frameworks to ensure seamless interoperability across diverse equipment vendors.
  • Collaborate with MEP teams to integrate HVAC plant controls, electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS), and specialized process systems into a unified glass-pane interface.
  • Drive BIM integration by developing smart Revit families for sensors and controllers, ensuring that control points are mapped correctly within the digital model.
  • Oversee system commissioning and functional performance testing (FPT), working closely with automation contractors to validate sequences and troubleshoot logic in the field.
  • Implement advanced analytics, including fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), energy sub-metering, and trending functions to support long-term facility optimization.
  • Ensure cybersecurity hygiene within the building network, following industry best practices for securing operational technology (OT) environments.
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or relevant industry certifications (e.g., CEM or Niagara AX/N4 Certification).
  • Experience with high-level programming or scripting (Python, C#, or JavaScript) for data engineering and custom API integrations.
  • Interest in AI tools for design and visual programming
  • Familiarity with BIM modeling software, such as Revit and AutoCAD.
  • Background in "Smart Building" technologies, including IoT sensor integration, cloud-based monitoring, and MQTT protocols.
  • Familiarity with Uptime Institute standards or similar high-availability requirements for mission-critical infrastructure.
  • Resourceful, entrepreneurial approach to solving integration challenges in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary engineering environment.

General Matter provides domestic uranium enrichment services to power plants and government entities, producing LEU and HALEU for nuclear reactors. It handles the full fuel cycle—from uranium extraction through conversion and enrichment—to deliver fuel that supports energy production and national energy security. The company differentiates itself with a focus on domestic production and a leadership team from nuclear, technology, and finance to improve reliability and urgency, reducing dependence on international sources. Its goal is to support the United States’ nuclear power capacity by supplying secure, affordable enriched uranium for reactors and aligned with national energy objectives.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$50M

Headquarters

California, Kentucky

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • DOE awarded General Matter a $900 million HALEU task order.
  • Paducah project targets 140 jobs and $71 million annual economic benefit.
  • Federal and state permitting reforms can accelerate project timelines.

What critics are saying

  • Paducah revenue depends on permitting, design, and construction finishing by 2030.
  • Centrus and Orano have equal DOE awards and existing nuclear-fuel infrastructure.
  • Advanced reactor demand remains uncertain, delaying HALEU offtake and cash generation.

What makes General Matter unique

  • Founded in 2024, General Matter targets only uranium enrichment.
  • DOE selected General Matter for LEU and HALEU acquisition programs.
  • Its Paducah lease repurposes the birthplace of U.S. enrichment.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Stock Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

-33%

2 year growth

0%
ExchangeMonitor
Jan 5th, 2026
Three companies awarded $2.7 billion in uranium enrichment orders, DOE says

Three companies awarded $2.7 billion in uranium enrichment orders, DOE says. The Department of Energy said Monday it was awarding $2.7 billion total in task orders to three companies with the goal of strengthening domestic uranium enrichment over the next ten years. American Centrifuge Operating, a Centrus company, and General Matter are both receiving $900 million to create a domestic high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) enrichment capacity. Orano Federal Services is receiving $900 million to expand the U.S. domestic low-enriched uranium (LEU) capacity. DOE signed HALEU and LEU contracts with six total companies late in 2024. DOE's Monday press release said developing domestic production capacity for both will ensure an adequate fuel supply for the nation's 94 commercial reactors and future deployments of advanced nuclear reactors. The Donald Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders aimed at strengthening the domestic nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium enrichment and conversion as well as domestic uranium production. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright emphasized the importance of domestic uranium production in a hearing in June, mourning that there is "no American-owned enrichment based in the United States of America" today, and that he strives to build "commercial enrichment in the United States." The Joe Biden administration has also worked to increase American domestic uranium enrichment capabilities with a ban on Russian-imported uranium that will begin in 2028.

Gizmodo
Jan 5th, 2026
US awards Peter Thiel-backed nuclear startup $900M to boost domestic uranium enrichment

The US Department of Energy has awarded $2.7 billion to three companies to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment capabilities. General Matter, a nuclear startup backed by Peter Thiel, will receive $900 million, alongside equal amounts for American Centrifuge Operating and Orano Federal Services. The funding, distributed over 10 years through milestone-based task orders, aims to reduce dependence on Russian fuel supplies, which currently control 44% of global uranium enrichment capacity and provide 35% of US nuclear fuel imports. The awards will also support domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium for advanced reactors. The initiative addresses surging electricity demand from AI data centres, as tech giants including Microsoft, Google and Meta expand their infrastructure. The funding was allocated in a 2024 government bill during the Biden-Harris administration.

National Association of Manufacturers
Aug 14th, 2025
Powering America's Nuclear Comeback

Just this month, California-based General Matter announced that it would construct an enrichment facility in Kentucky on the site of a former U.S. government enrichment plant, saying it "can produce at a lower cost the type of enriched uranium sought out by developers of advanced nuclear reactors."

OilPrice.com
Aug 8th, 2025
General Matter to Build $1.5 Billion Uranium Plant in Kentucky

Critical minerals startup General Matter announced ambitious plans this week to construct a $1.5 billion uranium enrichment facility at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in McCracken County, Kentucky, as the Trump administration seeks to reduce reliance on rare earths from China.

Lexington Herald Leader
Aug 6th, 2025
'Atomic city of the future': Uranium enrichment facility signs lease in Paducah

General Matter, a California-based company, said Aug. 5 it will build a $1.5 billion facility in Paducah at the U.S. Department of Energy's former Gaseous Diffusion Plant.