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Hanwha Ocean forms team and hires experts for South Korean nuclear submarine project
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has created a team called the Jangbogo N Development Group to support the government’s nuclear-powered submarine project.
The company is also hiring experienced specialists in areas including nuclear engineering, safety rules and quality.
Applications are due by October 25 through Hanwha Ocean’s recruitment website.
The team is intended to coordinate the company’s work with the government and the South Korean Navy.
The government aims to launch the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine in the mid-2030s and put it into service in the late 2030s.
Nuclear-powered submarines can stay underwater at high speed for longer than diesel-powered submarines, giving them greater operating range and endurance.
Hanwha Ocean says it is hiring early to prepare for the project’s specialized technical demands.
Hanwha Ocean has formed a development team and is recruiting experienced specialists for South Korea’s nuclear-powered submarine project.
The company said the move supports the government’s Jangbogo N project and will help build core technical capabilities and a foundation for the project.
It is hiring experts in five fields, including nuclear propulsion-system integration, instrumentation and control, safety regulation and nuclear quality.
The company plans to use the new team as a central channel for cooperation with the government and navy.
The government aims to launch its first nuclear-powered submarine in the mid-2030s and deploy it to the navy in the late 2030s.
- Who
- Hanwha Ocean.
- What
- It formed the Jangbogo N Development Team and is hiring experienced specialists for South Korea’s nuclear-powered submarine project.
- When
- Hanwha Ocean announced the move on October 12, 2026. Applications are due by October 25.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The company says it aims to build core technical capabilities and a foundation for the project, and to coordinate cooperation with the government and navy.
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By proactively recruiting nuclear specialists to prepare for a completely new reactor environment, including sharp turns, rapid maneuvers and shock mitigation from explosions, we will faithfully prepare for a core national project.
Hanwha Ocean announced that it had established the Jangbogo N Development Team and would recruit experienced specialists.
The application period for the jobs is scheduled to close.
The government aims to launch its first nuclear-powered submarine by this period.
The government aims to deploy the submarine to the navy during this period.
- New team
- Jangbogo N Development Team
- Recruitment experience
- At least five years
- Recruitment fields
- Five
- Application deadline
- October 25
- First submarine launch target
- Mid-2030s
- Navy deployment target
- Late 2030s
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