Project Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Bonuses and incentives

Annual merit increase

COLA increase

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

20 days leave

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Orion Talent is seeking a Project Engineer to lead the interface between Process Engineering and equipment suppliers for TRISO-X/X-energy in Oak Ridge, TN. The role delivers moderately complex engineering work across multidisciplinary teams with growing independence, aligning with project requirements and regulatory standards.

Nuclear experience is not required; strong leadership, technical judgment, and collaboration are essential for success in this in-office role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field.
• Level III: five to eight years of engineering, project engineering, or related experience; Level IV: ten+ years.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities in a project-based environment.
• Experience supporting project execution and cross-functional issue resolution.
• Strong knowledge of engineering design processes, project execution practices, and documentation control.
• Experience in regulated environments with QA, configuration management, and controlled deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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 cross-functional partners.
• Support resolution of technical and programmatic issues affecting scope, schedule, quality, and delivery; escalate highly complex issues.
• Support and contribute to project engineering priorities, execution strategies, and integration plans.
• Track engineering deliverables, interfaces, decisions, risks, and technical issues for assigned scope.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure requirements and interfaces are understood and managed.
• Ensure activities comply with company processes, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Provide feedback and guidance to less experienced team members; share knowledge on best practices.
• Continue developing expertise and contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes and tools.
• Maintain professional demeanor in all communications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering design

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Salary Range: Level III: $110,000 to $135,000 / Level IV: $140,00 to $165,000

Benefits: Robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with %5 employer match, Short Term and Long Term Incentive Program (bonuses), Annual Merit Increase, Annual COLA increase, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, 20 days’ universal leave, 11 paid holidays

Location: Oak Ridge, TN (outside of Knoxville)

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday

Work Site Expectations: 5 days a week in office

Job Description:

Lead the Future of Clean Energy Manufacturing.

TRISO-X and X-energy are seeking a strong Project Engineer. TRISO-X is a first-of-its-kind nuclear fuel fabrication facility manufacturing TRISO coated-particle fuel.

The Project Engineer is the liaison between the Process Engineering group and the equipment suppliers. This is an intermediate engineering position responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing moderately complex technical and programmatic activities required to deliver engineering scope in support of project and program objectives, with growing independence. This role works across multidisciplinary teams to help ensure technical work products, schedules, interfaces, deliverables, and engineering execution activities are aligned with project requirements, business objectives, and applicable quality and regulatory standards. The Project Engineer contributes to technical integration, supports resolution of moderately complex issues, and assists in guiding project execution strategy with moderate latitude for independent judgment.

Nuclear experience is NOT required. We're looking for proven engineering leaders with strong technical judgment, team-building skills, and a passion for solving complex challenges.

Job Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related technical field from an accredited college or university.


• For a Level III, typically, five to eight years of engineering, project engineering, technical program management, or related experience in the energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware or software system development industry. Ten years or more for a Level IV.


• Demonstrated experience supporting moderately complex technical scope and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities in a project-based environment.


• Demonstrated experience supporting project execution activities, assisting with resolution of moderately complex cross-functional issues, and contributing to delivery across assigned project scope.


• Working to strong knowledge of engineering design processes, project execution practices, interface management, schedule coordination, and technical documentation control.


• Experience supporting projects in a regulated environment, including familiarity with quality assurance requirements, configuration management, and controlled technical deliverables.


• Solid analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities within assigned scope.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute moderately complex engineering scope in alignment with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and deliverable requirements, under the general guidance of senior engineers.


• Provide technical inputs and support coordination of activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional partners, including project controls, licensing, supply chain, quality, safety, manufacturing, testing, operations, and construction.


• Support resolution of moderately complex technical, programmatic, interface, and execution issues affecting scope, schedule, quality, and delivery performance for assigned scope, escalating highly complex issues to senior engineers.


• Support and contribute to project engineering priorities, execution strategies, and integration plans to support timely and high-quality delivery of engineering work products.


• Track engineering deliverables, interfaces, action items, decisions, assumptions, and technical issues for assigned scope to support disciplined project execution.


• Support identification of technical, schedule, cost, and execution risks for assigned scope; assist in developing mitigation strategies; and support closure of routine issues in partnership with project and functional leadership.


• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure technical requirements, deliverable expectations, design interfaces, and execution dependencies are understood and managed for assigned scope.


• Support integration of assigned engineering work products into broader project execution plans and help ensure alignment with contractual, programmatic, customer, licensing, and regulatory requirements.


• Participate in and help coordinate technical reviews, design reviews, status reviews, readiness reviews, and cross-functional planning activities for assigned scope to support decision-making and issue resolution.


• Support development and maintenance of project engineering documentation for assigned scope, including engineering plans, interface management documentation, decision logs, risk registers, action tracking tools, and execution metrics.


• Support and contribute to make/buy decisions, supplier technical coordination, subcontractor interfaces, and external partner execution activities as assigned.


• Ensure activities are performed in accordance with applicable company processes, procedures, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations.


• Actively support the safety culture and ensure integration of quality in all relevant processes by complying with the requirements of the Quality Assurance Program.


• Provide feedback and informal guidance to less experienced team members, sharing knowledge related to project engineering best practices, execution standards, and integration methodologies, under the guidance of senior engineers.


• Continue developing subject matter expertise in project engineering execution and contribute to continuous improvement of project delivery processes, tools, and standards.


• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.


• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.