Nuclear Operations Engineer

Role overview This role supports the development and implementation of operational capabilities needed to safely commission, start up, and operate advanced nuclear facilities. It translates plant designs, safety requirements, and program requirements into practical methods for operating the plant and conducting operational work, bridging design, regulatory, and operations functions.

Responsibilities - Develop, implement, and maintain operational programs, processes, standards, and supporting documentation - Translate program requirements into clear, executable operating procedures covering normal, abnormal, emergency, surveillance, alarm-response, and administrative scenarios - Develop operating strategies, system operating concepts, technical bases, and other foundational operations documents - Provide operations input during plant and system design reviews to improve operability, maintainability, testability, reliability, and human performance - Support system turnover, preoperational testing, commissioning, startup testing, and operational-readiness activities - Confirm plant configuration, system readiness, procedure adequacy, prerequisites, and operational controls before and during field activities - Incorporate field experience, testing results, design changes, and lessons learned into operational programs, procedures, training, and future plant designs

Requirements - Bachelor's degree in nuclear, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or another relevant engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent directly applicable nuclear operational experience - Five or more years of experience in nuclear operations, nuclear engineering, commissioning and startup, power generation, naval nuclear propulsion, national laboratory operations, or another highly regulated technical environment - Experience developing or implementing operational programs, technical procedures, operating procedures, or test procedures - Working knowledge of integrated plant systems and the relationships among mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, and process systems - Experience translating technical, regulatory, design, safety, or program requirements into executable operational plans and procedures - Ability to read and interpret drawings, piping and instrumentation diagrams, system descriptions, specifications, calculations, safety analyses, and operating procedures - Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across disciplines to resolve complex technical issues

Benefits and work setup Primarily remote position with travel and temporary onsite assignments required to support facility activities, commissioning and startup campaigns, design reviews, vendor activities, training, and other priorities. Eligibility is limited to applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable export control laws.