Senior Piping Engineer (3924)

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

401k retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

STD & LTD

Job summary

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc is seeking a Senior Piping Engineer for a new nuclear fuel facility. You will lead piping design for high-temperature systems, develop specifications and routing concepts, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure safe, operable and compliant piping layouts.

You will review P&IDs, isometrics, and vendor documentation while guiding designers, conducting reviews, and supporting startup activities, with US citizenship required due to government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of piping engineering experience in nuclear/ DOE/high-hazard facilities.
• Experience with high-temperature piping, routing, anchoring, supports and design coordination.
• Knowledge of piping codes, pressure boundary requirements and stress considerations.
• Ability to review P&IDs, layouts, isometrics and vendor submittals.
• Strong technical leadership and cross-discipline coordination skills.
• Ability to obtain site access and security clearances; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead piping engineering design activities for process, high-temperature and facility piping interfaces.
• Develop, review and approve piping specifications, classes, line lists and routing concepts.
• Evaluate high-temperature piping behavior, expansion, anchoring and supports.
• Review layouts, isometrics, stress inputs, material selections and vendor docs.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, I&C, HVAC, electrical, civil/structural, safety and operations teams.
• Support design reviews, hazard reviews, field walkdowns and startup activities.
• Provide technical direction to piping designers and maintain configuration control.
• Prepare engineering dispositions and change packages for project leadership.

Skills

Piping design

Senior leadership

Cross-discipline coordination

Project coordination

P&ID review

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Job description

Description

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Senior Piping Engineer (3924) for a new Nuclear Fuel Facility.

Navarro is an award‑winning provider of turnkey solutions, delivering comprehensive nuclear, environmental and technical services to federal agencies, commercial enterprises and private clients across the United States. Our expertise supports organizations such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense and NASA, while also extending to commercial industries and private sector partners facing complex engineering, technical and environmental challenges. Navarro specializes in nuclear operations, environmental remediation, D&D, waste management, advanced energy, facilities management, and technical and professional services. For more information, please visit Navarro‑inc.com.

Position Summary

The Senior Piping Engineer will provide technical leadership for piping engineering scope supporting a new nuclear fuel facility. This role will focus on high-temperature piping systems, piping specifications, routing, anchoring, supports, stress considerations, constructability, and integration with process equipment, hot cells, building systems, and facility utilities.

The position requires a senior piping engineer capable of leading design reviews, resolving complex piping issues, coordinating with designers and engineers, and ensuring piping systems are safe, maintainable, operable, and aligned with nuclear, chemical, DOE, or high-hazard facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead piping engineering design activities for process piping, high-temperature piping, utility piping, specialty systems, and facility piping interfaces.
• Develop, review, and approve piping specifications, piping classes, line lists, tie‑in requirements, routing concepts, support strategies, anchoring approaches, and technical calculations.
• Evaluate high‑temperature piping behavior, expansion, flexibility, anchoring, guides, supports, equipment loads, routing constraints, and maintainability requirements.
• Review piping layouts, isometrics, support details, stress analysis inputs, material selections, valve requirements, penetration details, and vendor documentation.
• Coordinate piping design with process, mechanical, I&C, HVAC, electrical, civil/structural, safety basis, radiological controls, quality, construction, and operations teams.
• Support design reviews, constructability reviews, hazard reviews, field walkdowns, procurement activities, construction issue resolution, testing, startup, and commissioning.
• Provide technical direction to piping designers and engineers while maintaining configuration control, quality, and schedule alignment.
• Prepare engineering dispositions, technical evaluations, design change packages, and clear recommendations for project leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of piping engineering experience supporting nuclear, DOE, chemical, high-temperature, high‑hazard, process, or highly regulated industrial facilities.
• Strong experience with high‑temperature piping, piping specifications, routing, anchoring, supports, piping materials, and piping design coordination.
• Knowledge of piping codes, pressure boundary requirements, stress considerations, thermal expansion, equipment interfaces, constructability, and configuration control.
• Ability to review P&IDs, piping layouts, isometrics, support drawings, specifications, vendor submittals, and field conditions.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, review, issue‑resolution, and cross‑discipline coordination skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required site access, training, and security clearances.
• Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hot cells, gloveboxes, GTS, nuclear fuel facilities, uranium processing, chemical processing, or radiological facility piping.
• Experience with ASME B31.3, ASME Section III interfaces, nuclear quality requirements, pipe stress analysis, or seismic design considerations.
• Professional Engineer license or advanced piping/stress analysis experience.
• Active DOE L or Q clearance.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related engineering discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.

EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled

Navarro is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or any classification protected by applicable state or local law.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability