Manager, Operational Data & Technologies

At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. A U.S.-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit www.bwxt.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

 

Welcome to BWXT
We believe in empowering our employees and cultivating a dynamic workplace that fosters growth and collaboration. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, you'll find opportunities to challenge yourself, learn from seasoned experts, and contribute to nuclear innovation. We require a diverse range of skills to support our work in the markets that drive our business and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and life stages who are passionate about making a difference.

 

BWXT is People Strong, Innovation Driven - be part of BWXT’s innovation hub. BWXT’s Advanced Technologies (AT) group researches, designs, and develops innovative new nuclear reactors, nuclear rocket propulsion systems, and radioisotope production systems for both internal and external customers.

 

If you are looking for a career where your experience is valued, innovative thinking is fostered, and barrier-free teamwork is embraced every day, then this opportunity is for you.

 

Position Overview:

The Manager, Operational Data & Technologies will support R&D in the design, manufacture and testing of nuclear products for power, propulsion and medicine.

 

Location:

Hybrid position based in Lynchburg, Virginia at the Advanced Technologies Office.

 

Your Day to Day as a Manager, Operational Data & Technologies:

• Lead a team of experts in experiment design, research, and analysis at the intersection of information, operational, and engineering technologies, developing code and algorithmic solutions that support product development.
• Oversee research efforts ranging from sensor and data pipeline development to data lake implementation and AI/machine learning applications in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Establish value-added strategy for R&D funding of data and operational technologies.
• Collaborate with design engineers and manufacturing development to create, build, maintain and modify data acquisition and control systems for automated equipment for quality support.
• Solve predictive manufacturing and physics problems by collecting and curating structured and unstructured data using sensor suite research, statistical techniques, automated analyses, neural networks, or other data science methods.
• Participate in a diverse portfolio of engineering projects that also include opportunities for digital twin development and multi-physics simulation products.

 

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering is required, preferably in nuclear or mechanical engineering, with coursework or project experience applying data science techniques.
• Must have at least five (5) years of leadership/supervisory experience.
  • Leadership experience includes positions that involve providing direction to others and schedule as well as responsibility that can be demonstrated by an ability to take the initiative, adhere to deadlines, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience is requ