Senior Chief Engineer: Nuclear & DOE Project Leader

MS Technology, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

MS Technology, Inc. seeks an experienced Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership, oversee engineering programs, and guide strategic direction for complex nuclear, industrial, and DOE projects.

The role acts as the senior technical authority, ensuring quality, regulatory compliance, and successful execution across multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading engineering organizations within DOE/NNSA, commercial nuclear, defense, energy, or industrial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience on complex industrial, energy, manufacturing, government, or nuclear projects.
• 10+ years of engineering leadership, technical management, or project leadership experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Extensive experience overseeing multidisciplinary engineering and design activities.
• Experience in regulated environments including DOE/NNSA, commercial nuclear, defense, or similar industries.
• Experience with engineering codes and standards for facility and system design.
• U.S. citizenship required and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for complex nuclear, industrial, and government projects.
• Serve as the senior engineering authority responsible for technical quality, design integrity, and engineering excellence.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams including mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, process, and instrumentation & controls engineers.
• Establish and maintain engineering processes, procedures, standards, and best practices.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, calculations, analyses, specifications, reports, and design packages.
• Ensure engineering work complies with codes, standards, regulations, quality requirements, and client specs.
• Support proposal development, technical approach, estimating, and business development activities.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical guidance to engineering staff and project teams.
• Lead technical reviews, design reviews, and independent engineering assessments.
• Interface with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, vendors, and project stakeholders regarding technical matters.
• Support project execution through planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, startup, and commissioning phases.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues, project risks, and design challenges.
• Support recruiting, retention, and professional development of engineering personnel.
• Promote safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

PE license

Security clearance

Nuclear engineering

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's in Engineering (preferred)

Job description

MS Technology, Inc. seeks an experienced Chief Engineer to provide technical leadership, oversee engineering programs, and guide strategic direction for complex nuclear, industrial, and DOE projects.

The role acts as the senior technical authority, ensuring quality, regulatory compliance, and successful execution across multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading engineering organizations within DOE/NNSA, commercial nuclear, defense, energy, or industrial