Civil Engineer: AI & Automation for Nuclear Systems

Idaho National Laboratory; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 79,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible?

401(k) with a 4.2% employer contrib. &

Paid time off (personal leave)

Employee Education Program

Comprehensive Relocation Package

Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Civil Engineer – AI and Automation to develop, deploy, and support AI-enabled engineering tools across mobile, embedded, desktop, and web platforms, at the intersection of AI and structural design for nuclear energy applications.

The role involves building FEM models, BIM/IFC data integration, and Python workflows to automate design checks, safety analyses, and licensing documentation, with a 9x80 schedule and every other Friday off.

Qualifications

• PhD in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with BIM/IFC.
• Knowledge with Finite Element Analysis.
• Familiarity with agentic programming.
• Python.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural engineering analysis and design for buildings and structures that house nuclear processing equipment.
• Develop and maintain structural, mechanical, and piping models using BIM/IFC data schemas to support multidisciplinary design coordination and data interoperability across engineering teams.
• Build, run, and validate Finite Element Models (FEM) to evaluate structural and mechanical component behavior.
• Design and develop Python-based software tools, scripts, and workflows to automate and accelerate structural, mechanical, and piping engineering tasks such as code‑compliance checks, load calculations, drawing/model data extraction, and design iteration.
• Design, build, and deploy agentic AI systems that automate portions of the engineering lifecycle, including design checks, safety analysis support, and licensing documentation workflows.
• Translate civil/structural and mechanical engineering domain knowledge (codes, standards, calculation methods) into requirements and logic that can be encoded into AI/ML models and autonomous agents.
• Integrate BIM/IFC model data into AI and automation pipelines to enable use cases such as automated quantity takeoff, structural code compliance screening, and model‑based design review.
• Contribute to the publication of research findings in peer‑reviewed journals and technical conference proceedings.

Skills

Python

Agentic programming

Finite Element Analysis

Communication skills

Education

PhD in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

BIM/IFC

Job description

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Civil Engineer – AI and Automation to develop, deploy, and support AI-enabled engineering tools across mobile, embedded, desktop, and web platforms, at the intersection of AI and structural design for nuclear energy applications.

The role involves building FEM models, BIM/IFC data integration, and Python workflows to automate design checks, safety analyses, and licensing documentation, with a 9x80 schedule and every other Friday off.