<span>Lead, Mechanical Engineering</span>

$146,000 - $184,690/Yr

X Energy - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Rockville, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

X-energy is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer for the Xe-100 Reactor Cavity Cooling System (RCCS) within the Xe-100 Systems Development team. This role involves providing management support and technical leadership for the development of safety-related systems, directing the work of individual contributors, and ensuring the successful delivery of engineering work products through design, analysis, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of mechanical design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles.
• Lead teams responsible for structural design, thermodynamic system analysis, thermal hydraulics, and mechanical design for advanced reactor plants.
• Manage the utilization of engineering resources across multiple projects and ensure qualified engineers are performing assigned work.
• Lead design cycle sprints and provide direction to ensure convergence of efforts among engineering team members, partners, and suppliers.
• Influence and support the development of strategy, methodology, and technical tools for the area of responsibility.
• Perform computations utilizing hand calculations and analytical tools for structural, thermal, hydraulic, and other calculations as required.
• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to create the next generation of nuclear power plants.
• Ensure thorough documentation of work and facilitate internal and external design reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically, seven years of engineering experience, with graduate degrees counting as two years of experience.
• At least two years of nuclear industry experience in a regulated environment, including light water commercial nuclear reactors.
• Experience in mechanical design, use of CAD and PLM software, and hardware ownership including manufacturing and testing oversight.
• One year of hands-on experience developing and delivering hardware or manufacturing processes in a production environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with structural analysis hand calculations and structural FEA software programs (ANSYS, ABAQUS, etc.).
• Knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis codes (STAR-CCM+, Fluent, etc.).
• Experience with thermodynamics and 1D flow-solvers performing heat/energy and mass balance.

Benefits

• 401K plan with employer match
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy