Lead Project Engineer, Clean Energy Manufacturing

Orion International; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Bonuses

Annual merit increase

COLA

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

20 days' leave

11 paid holidays

Job summary

TRISO-X and X-energy seek a Project Engineer in Oak Ridge, TN to bridge the Process Engineering group and equipment suppliers. This intermediate role plans, coordinates, and executes moderately complex technical activities to deliver engineering scope aligned with project objectives and quality standards.

You will work across multidisciplinary teams with growing independence; nuclear experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related technical field.
• Five to eight years in engineering/project engineering/technical program management at Level III; ten+ years at Level IV.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities in a project environment.
• Experience supporting project execution and resolving cross-functional issues.
• Strong knowledge of engineering design processes, schedules, interfaces, and documentation.
• Experience in regulated environments with QA, configuration management, and controlled deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute moderately complex engineering scope aligned with objectives, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Provide technical inputs and coordinate activities across multidisciplinary teams and partners.
• Support resolution of moderately complex issues affecting scope, schedule, and quality; escalate complex issues.
• Contribute to project engineering priorities, execution strategies, and integration plans.
• Track deliverables, interfaces, decisions, assumptions, and technical issues for the assigned scope.
• Identify risks and assist in developing mitigation strategies; support routine issue closure.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure requirements, interfaces, and dependencies are understood.
• Help integrate engineering work into broader project execution plans and ensure regulatory alignment.
• Support technical reviews, design reviews, and readiness reviews for the scope.
• Maintain project engineering documentation and metrics for the scope.
• Participate in make/buy decisions and supplier coordination as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with company processes, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Support safety culture and integration of quality in all processes.

Skills

Project coordination

Engineering leadership

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

TRISO-X and X-energy seek a Project Engineer in Oak Ridge, TN to bridge the Process Engineering group and equipment suppliers. This intermediate role plans, coordinates, and executes moderately complex technical activities to deliver engineering scope aligned with project objectives and quality standards.

You will work across multidisciplinary teams with growing independence; nuclear experience is not required.