Americas Nuclear Product Leader

Flowserve; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation in the United States is seeking an experienced Product Leader, Nuclear (Americas) to drive commercial product management for our nuclear pumps, seals, and aftermarket services across the Americas. You will own the commercial roadmap, pricing strategy, margins, and market positioning in a high-visibility, customer-facing role.

The role requires deep nuclear industry knowledge, 10–15+ years of relevant experience, and a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National status is required.
• 10–15+ years of relevant product management, commercial operations, applications engineering, or technical sales experience within the U.S. commercial nuclear power industry.
• Deep technical familiarity with engineered centrifugal pumps, mechanical seals, and rotating equipment used in nuclear power stations.
• Proven knowledge of nuclear codes and standards including ASME Section III (Div 1 & 5), N/NPT stamps, NQA-1, and 10 CFR 50 / 10 CFR 21.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute 1-, 3-, and 5-year product roadmaps for nuclear pumps, seals, and aftermarket services with revenue and margin targets.
• Lead pricing, target costs, and market positioning for the Americas; coordinate with Sales and Operations.
• Navigate regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with ASME/NQA-1 frameworks; manage DOE-controlled technology aspects.
• Engage with regional sales, visit customer sites (40–45% travel), and build technical relationships with utility engineers.
• Drive aftermarket life-extension initiatives, uprates, retrofits and critical outage parts.

Skills

Nuclear industry experience

Pumps and rotating equipment

ASME codes knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Company Overview:

Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals. If you're looking for a culture built on ingenuity, innovation, and excellence, Flowserve offers the opportunity to put your experience in motion. Whether you're an individual contributor or a people leader, you'll find meaningful opportunities for professional growth, competitive rewards, and a workplace grounded in our core values: People, Safety, Integrity, Ownership and Ingenuity. At Flowserve, we're inspired by what we can achieve together—creating extraordinary flow control solutions that strengthen today's world while building tomorrow.

Job Title

Product Leader – Nuclear Primary Pumps & Mechanical Seals (Americas)

ㅤ

Your Role and Impact

Flowserve is seeking an experienced Product Leader, Nuclear (Americas) to direct product management across our primary pump and mechanical seal portfolios in the nuclear power sector. Nuclear power generation is Flowserve’s top strategic growth initiative, backed by an expanding project pipeline spanning new builds, advanced reactor generation, and utility plant life-extension programs.

ㅤ

Reporting directly to the Specialty & Power Product Line Leader and collaborating closely with Global Nuclear Leadership, you will operate as the commercial and strategic "CEO" of your product lines—owning the product roadmap, market pricing strategy, margin expansion, and competitive positioning across North and South America. In this high-visibility leadership role, you will navigate complex nuclear regulatory frameworks (ASME Section III, 10 CFR 50, NQA-1) while accelerating high-margin aftermarket solutions, power uprates, and engineered fleet replacements.

ㅤ

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive 1-, 3-, and 5-year strategic product roadmaps for primary nuclear pumps, engineered mechanical seals, replacement parts, and outage services—establishing and delivering aggressive targets for revenue growth, gross margin expansion, and market share.

• Serve as the designated Americas leader managing proprietary and U.S. controlled-technology equipment, safeguarding critical intellectual property while driving continuous product competitiveness and differentiation.

• Establish market-level pricing architectures, target lead times, cost-reduction targets, and manufacturing footprint optimization in close coordination with Sales, Operations, and Commercial Operations.

• Drive aftermarket growth strategies tailored to nuclear utility fleet life extensions, reactor power uprates, severe-service retrofits, and planned outage turnarounds in direct partnership with the global aftermarket organization.

• Partner with Regional Sales to lead strategic customer site visits (40%–45% travel), build technical intimacy with utility plant engineers and executives, and deliver advanced technical seminars.

• Ensure all commercial offerings, technical definitions, and project charters strictly adhere to ASME Section III (Div 1 & 5), N/NPT certifications, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1 quality programs.

• Champion product innovation and lifecycle enhancements, directing initiatives across R&D, product marketing, localization, strategic alliances, and commercial partnerships to maximize long-term portfolio profitability.

ㅤ

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National status strictly required due to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and federal nuclear regulatory restrictions governing controlled technology and nuclear export controls.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 10–15+ years of relevant experience across product management, engineering, commercial operations, applications engineering, or technical sales within the commercial nuclear power industry.

• Deep technical expertise and working familiarity with engineered primary pumps, mechanical seals, or adjacent critical rotating equipment utilized in nuclear power generation stations.

• Proven mastery of nuclear codes, standards, and quality frameworks, including ASME Section III (Divisions 1 & 5), N and NPT stamps, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, and 10 CFR 21 reporting regulations.

• Demonstrated commercial and financial acumen with proven success driving P&L metrics, margin expansion, and multi-year product roadmaps.

• Willingness and ability to travel 40%–45% across North and South America to support customer facilities, manufacturing sites, and industry conferences.

ㅤ

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master of Science in Engineering or MBA).

• Active or past participation in nuclear industry standard bodies and working groups (e.g., EPRI, ASME, NEI, ANS).

• Direct commercial experience supporting Small Modular Reactor (SMR) developers, Generation IV advanced nuclear projects, or major nuclear fleet life-extension campaigns.

• Background leading cross-functional stage-gate product development (NPD) from concept through commercialization and plant commissioning.

ㅤ

What We Can Offer You

At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your, and your family's, needs. We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in.

ㅤ

Our benefits include:

• Competitive Base Salary with Global Annual Incentive Bonus Potential

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance with Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Immediate Company Match

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Protection

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company-Paid Holidays

• Comprehensive Parental Leave

• Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance

• Executive Development & Long-Term Career Mobility across an S&P 500 Industry Leader

ㅤ

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.

Req ID : R-20719

Job Family Group : Strategy

Job Family : ST Strategic Business Management

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. Flowserve will also not discriminate against an applicant or employee for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co-workers. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access flowservecareers.com as result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to [e-mail]. In order to quickly respond to your request, please use the words "Accommodation Request" as your subject line of your email. For more information, read the Accessibility Process.