Manager, Nuclear Engineering

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Job Description

This position is responsible for providing leadership, management and technical oversight to a team of nuclear engineers designing, developing, and conducting analyses of a nuclear reactor or nuclear facility. This line management role manages a team of nuclear engineers that provide technical expertise in one or more areas of nuclear engineering for X-energy nuclear reactor design projects.

 

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities

• Manages the execution of the design, analysis, and evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Possess significant technical experience and proven expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Reactor core design and analysis.
  • Radiation shielding design and analysis.
  • Nuclear fuel analysis and qualification.
  • Criticality safety.
  • Reactor multiphysics analysis, especially pertaining to transient analysis.
  • Nuclear materials and chemistry.
  • Nuclear analysis software development, verification and validation.
  • Other areas of nuclear engineering or nuclear physics relevant to the design and analysis of small modular reactors, microreactors, and nuclear facilities.
• Manages the utilization of engineering resources across multiple projects and ensures qualified engineers are performing assigned work.
• Adjudicates technical differences within their area of responsibility to determine the best option while fostering a healthy engineering dialogue.
• Oversee design cycle sprints and provide direction to ensure the convergence of efforts of engineering team members, partners, and suppliers to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality engineering work products are on schedule and within budget as defined by the Project leadership.
• Manages engineering staff by ensuring staff are meeting expectations and promoting staff professional development.
• Influences the development of strategy, methodology and technical tools for the area of responsibility, including control of resources, policy formulation, and formal guidance for the execution of technical work.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, tools, or services.
• Uses high level of judgement to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operations, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering.
• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to create the next generation nuclear power plants.
• Perform work in accordance with design control procedures, ensuring thorough documentation of work, facilitation of internal and external design reviews, and control of product design configuration data.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Job Profile Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering or related technical discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically, ten years of engineering experience. Graduate degrees typically count as two plus years of experience.

Location:  530 Gaither Road, Rockville MD

Work Site Expectations: 5 days in office
Travel Expectations: 10%   
Hours: 8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET, Monday - Friday  

Compensation

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