Uranium Conversion Operations Engineer - Startup Ready

Nucleon Energy Inc; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nucleon Energy is seeking a mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist to join our Calgary team and help design, commission and operate a new uranium fuel conversion facility.

You will collaborate with in-house engineering, environmental and development teams to translate operational experience into the preliminary design, safety, and construction planning, guiding OpEx and startup readiness.

Qualifications

• Mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist with direct experience in uranium fuel conversion facilities.
• Experience supporting preliminary design and design integration for a facility.
• Ability to provide OpEx guidance to the design team.
• Define off-design operating cases and maintenance requirements.
• Support mechanical component design within the facility.
• Contribute to plant layout and modular fabrication/ construction strategy with safety requirements.
• Participate in risk assessments as a core team member.
• Plan for establishment of operating company and commissioning/startup.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the facility’s preliminary design.
• Provide industry operational experience (OpEx) guidance to the design team.
• Define off-design operating cases and maintenance requirements.
• Support the design of mechanical components within the facility.
• Contribute to plant layout and the optimization of the modular fabrication and construction strategy, incorporating operational, maintenance and safety requirements into the layout design.
• Participate in risk assessments as a core team member.
• Serve as a member of the owner’s engineering team for external engineering efforts.
• Plan for the establishment of the operating company and the commissioning and startup of the facility.

Skills

Uranium fluorination

HF handling

Fluorine electrolyzer operations

Solids handling

Containment systems

Plant safety

Risk assessment

Operations planning

Job description

Nucleon Energy is seeking a mechanical/plant engineer or operations specialist to join our Calgary team and help design, commission and operate a new uranium fuel conversion facility.

You will collaborate with in-house engineering, environmental and development teams to translate operational experience into the preliminary design, safety, and construction planning, guiding OpEx and startup readiness.