Nuclear Startup Project Engineer — Install & Commissioning

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary range

Health insurance

HSA

Disability & life

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. seeks a hands-on Project Engineer in Richland, WA to support the development and execution of an advanced fuel production project.

You will coordinate equipment delivery, installation, commissioning readiness, and partner-site interactions to bring the operation online. You will work with engineering, operations, vendors, and Framatome teams to align documentation, processes, and safety requirements, track schedules, manage risks, and maintain clear communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field preferred; equivalent relevant technical experience will be considered
• 3–7 years of experience in project engineering, manufacturing startup, commissioning, equipment installation, field engineering, industrial operations, or technical project execution
• Experience supporting project schedules, action trackers, risk registers, dependencies, issue escalation, and stakeholder communication
• Experience coordinating installation or commissioning of manufacturing equipment, process systems, modular equipment, industrial systems, or production lines
• Ability to read and work with technical documentation such as drawings, equipment manuals, installation plans, procedures, commissioning checklists, and punch lists
• Experience working with engineering, operations, maintenance, facilities, quality, safety, vendors, contractors, and partner organizations
• Hands-on field orientation with strong problem-solving, follow-through, and communication skills
• Experience in nuclear, chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, energy, or other regulated technical environments is preferred
• Experience working in joint venture, customer-site, partner-site, or matrixed project environments is a plus

Responsibilities

• Update the integrated project schedule to reflect equipment installation progress, module readiness, commissioning activities, and planned operational handoff.
• Prepare project planning inputs, schedule updates, and budget tracking information to support timely completion of established milestones.
• Monitor task dependencies, critical-path activities, emerging risks, and execution constraints; flag impacts to the project team.
• Keep action lists, issue logs, readiness checklists, risk registers, and status summaries accurate and up to date.
• Work with Standard Nuclear and partner-site personnel to align near-term work plans and daily or weekly priorities.
• Assess potential schedule delays, document their impacts, and bring forward issues requiring decisions or corrective action.

Skills

Project scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Installation & commissioning

Field engineering

Technical documentation

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. seeks a hands-on Project Engineer in Richland, WA to support the development and execution of an advanced fuel production project.

You will coordinate equipment delivery, installation, commissioning readiness, and partner-site interactions to bring the operation online. You will work with engineering, operations, vendors, and Framatome teams to align documentation, processes, and safety requirements, track schedules, manage risks, and maintain clear communication