Senior Technical Procurement Engineer — Flexible Schedule

BWXT; Jonesborough (TN); On-site; USD 86,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible schedules

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Continuous learning

Job summary

BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) seeks a Technical Procurement Engineer to support strategic sourcing and supplier development for highly engineered materials and services. You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Management to ensure technical, regulatory, cost, and schedule requirements are met.

This role focuses on NOG-J and Tennessee operations. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree, 10+ years in technical procurement, U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 10 years in technical procurement, materials management, or purchasing.
• Experience with supplier qualification, ASME NQA-1, FAR/DFAR/DEAR regulations, and DOE facility operations.
• Strong technical understanding of engineering, manufacturing, quality control, and failure analysis.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, interpret complex requirements, and prepare procurement docs.
• U.S. citizen required and DOE clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Supports strategic sourcing, negotiation, and procurement of materials/services including raw materials, machining, fabrication, forgings, welding materials and other technical commodities.
• Conducts supplier assessments such as audits, competency evaluations, qualification activities, and ongoing surveillance.
• Develops, reviews, and issues procurement specs, technical packages, statements of work, submittal requirements, and inspection/testing plans.
• Reviews supplier proposals, technical exceptions, manufacturing plans, inspection results, Calibration records, and certifications for compliance.
• Acts as primary engineering interface with suppliers for subcontracted components ensuring processes meet technical/quality standards.
• Collaborates with engineering, purchasing, and quality teams to identify, evaluate, qualify new suppliers; supports cost estimates and program efficiencies.
• Uses independent judgment to resolve complex technical procurement challenges while meeting cost, schedule, and compliance.

Skills

Supplier qualification

ASME NQA-1

FAR/DFAR/DEAR regs

DOE operations

Negotiation

Communication

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

U.S. citizen

DOE Q clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering degree preferred

Job description

BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) seeks a Technical Procurement Engineer to support strategic sourcing and supplier development for highly engineered materials and services. You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Management to ensure technical, regulatory, cost, and schedule requirements are met.

This role focuses on NOG-J and Tennessee operations. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree, 10+ years in technical procurement, U.S.