Nuclear HVAC Engineer: Ventilation & Safety Expert

Navarro Research and Engineering; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting an HVAC Engineer for a new Nuclear Fuel Facility in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on ventilation, heating, cooling, air handling, heat exchangers, and ducting systems for nuclear, chemical, high-hazard, and regulated areas where confinement and safety are critical.

The successful candidate will coordinate ventilation systems with process equipment, hot cells, building ducting, and safety requirements, with responsibilities spanning design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of HVAC engineering experience supporting nuclear, DOE, chemical, high-hazard, industrial, laboratory, manufacturing, or regulated facility projects.
• Experience with nuclear or high-consequence ventilation systems, heat exchangers, fans and rotating equipment, piping, ducting, airflow calculations, and equipment sizing.
• Ability to interpret HVAC drawings, P&IDs, duct layouts, equipment specifications, vendor data, safety requirements, and field conditions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain HVAC calculations, airflow diagrams, equipment sizing, duct layouts, piping layouts, equipment specifications, design criteria, and technical basis documents.
• Support HVAC systems involving nuclear ventilation, confinement ventilation, process exhaust, heat exchangers, fans, rotating equipment, coils, dampers, filters, ducting, and piping interfaces.
• Evaluate ventilation performance, pressure relationships, heat loads, equipment capacity, system reliability, maintainability, and field routing constraints.
• Review vendor submittals for fans, heat exchangers, air handling units, filtration equipment, rotating equipment, dampers, coils, instrumentation interfaces, and related HVAC components.
• Coordinate HVAC design interfaces with process engineering, piping, mechanical, I&C, electrical, civil/structural, fire protection, safety basis, radiological controls, quality, construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Support design reviews, hazard reviews, constructability reviews, field walkdowns, commissioning planning, functional testing, and turnover activities.
• Prepare engineering calculations, specifications, technical evaluations, field change documents, and issue-resolution packages.
• Maintain configuration control, quality expectations, safety requirements, and clear communication with project leadership.

Skills

Nuclear ventilation systems

P&IDs interpretation

Ventilation calculations

Cross-discipline coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Job description

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting an HVAC Engineer for a new Nuclear Fuel Facility in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on ventilation, heating, cooling, air handling, heat exchangers, and ducting systems for nuclear, chemical, high-hazard, and regulated areas where confinement and safety are critical.

The successful candidate will coordinate ventilation systems with process equipment, hot cells, building ducting, and safety requirements, with responsibilities spanning design