Senior Process/Chemical Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Designs and conceptualizes system architectures, flow diagrams, and piping/instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) for nuclear facilities, auxiliary systems, or fuel cycle models.

• Conducts thorough evaluations to ensure that systems, structures, and components uphold chemical safety, criticality controls, radiation shielding, and defense-in-depth principles under both normal and off-normal conditions, including accident scenarios.

• Guarantees that all engineering designs comply with local, state, and federal standards, including DOE or NRC regulations.

• Selects, tests, and specifies mechanical components, valves, and vessels to ensure they endure highly regulated and hazardous environments.

• Analyzes test or validation data to enhance the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.

• Produces essential design deliverables such as Process drawings, Process Flow Diagrams, and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams/Engineering Flow Diagrams.

• Prepares, reviews, and/or authorizes calculations, including mass, energy, flow balances, and sizing of pipes and equipment.

• Composes engineering documents such as specifications for process equipment.

• Ensures that design deliverables meet high standards and comply with relevant standards, regulations, and customer-specific criteria, including nuclear quality assurance standards.

• Verifies that design consultants and subcontractors employ suitably qualified and experienced personnel.

• Produces documentation that is technically accurate, grammatically correct, properly formatted, and professionally presented.

• Develops solutions to complex problems or technical challenges and ensures that necessary change control measures are implemented.

• Works independently with minimal guidance.

• May serve as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

• Performs additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.

• A minimum of five (5) years of post-baccalaureate experience.

• Previous experience in providing engineering support for nuclear facility design, construction, or operations.

• Excellent communication skills in a challenging, multi-tiered environment.

• Strong organizational abilities.

• Proficient knowledge of key NRC regulations, design codes, and standards for commercial nuclear facilities is required.

• Familiarity with related design software codes, including process simulation software.

• Professional Engineering (PE) License is preferred.

• Experience in the design of Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear reactor projects.

• Experience in the design of Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear fuel cycle facilities.

• Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) experience.

• Must be a U.S. citizen to be considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical.

• Dental.

• Vision.

• Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Paid Time Off.

• Options for leaves of absence.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Employee recognition and satisfaction programs.

• Employee assistance program.

• Voluntary benefits.