Engineer IV, Nuclear

X-Energy; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 163,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC is hiring a Nuclear Engineer to design, analyze, and evaluate nuclear reactor systems and facilities. You will lead design reviews and coordinate across internal and external teams to ensure high-quality, safe outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

The role emphasizes reactor core design, shielding, fuel analysis, and multiphysics simulations, with a strong focus on safety and regulatory standards. A robust benefits package accompanies the compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering or related field from an accredited institution.
• Proven expertise in reactor core design and analysis.
• Experience in radiation shielding design and analysis.
• Experience in nuclear fuel analysis and qualification.
• Knowledge of criticality safety principles.
• Experience with nuclear multiphysics analysis, including transient analysis.
• Familiarity with nuclear materials and chemistry and nuclear analysis software development.

Responsibilities

• Perform design, analysis, and evaluation using sound engineering principles and adhere to standards and requirements.
• Collaborate in planning, scheduling, and organizing detailed phases of engineering work.
• Oversee internal/external design teams and provide technical direction.
• Assess customer needs and capture required functions for nuclear engineering.
• Execute assignments with clear objectives, using interfaces and plans.
• Recommend design alterations to improve quality from concept to decommissioning.
• Lead reviews for internal and customer design reviews of nuclear design.
• Coordinate engineering efforts across groups, clients, suppliers, and contractors.
• Maintain professional demeanor in all communications.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Reactor core design

Radiation shielding analysis

Nuclear fuel analysis

Criticality safety

Nuclear multiphysics analysis

Nuclear materials & chemistry

Nuclear analysis software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering or related field

Job description

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process.

Job Description

This role is responsible for performing engineering tasks associated with designing, developing, and conducting analyses of a nuclear reactor or nuclear facility.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities

• Perform design, analysis, and evaluation in assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Collaborate in planning, scheduling, and organizing detailed phases of engineering work.
• Collaborate in the technical oversight and direction of internal or external design teams.
• Facilitate and assist in the assessment of customer needs and capture requirements and functions related to nuclear engineering.
• Execute nuclear engineering assignments with clear and specified objectives; utilize conventional specifications and/or Interface Control Documents and plans.
• Recommend system design alterations and enhancements to improve quality of products and/or procedures from an assembly, transportation, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and/or decommissioning perspective.
• Lead reviews and presentations for internal company design reviews and customer design reviews regarding nuclear design.
• Organize engineering efforts in assigned areas between specialty and other engineering groups or disciplines, with the client, suppliers, contractors, or other groups as required.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and behavior at all times, in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Job Profile Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering or related degree from an accredited institution.
• Possess technical experience and proven expertise in one or more of the following areas: Reactor core design and analysis.
• Radiation shielding design and analysis.
• Nuclear fuel analysis and qualification.
• Criticality safety.
• Reactor multiphysics analysis, especially pertaining to transient analysis.
• Nuclear materials and chemistry.
• Nuclear analysis software development, verification and validation.
• Other areas of nuclear engineering or nuclear physics relevant to the design and analysis of small modular reactors, microreactors, and nuclear facilities.

Compensation

$162,750 - $186,375

Position Job Classification

• Full time - Exempt

Benefits

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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