[Hiring] Senior Process/Chemical Engineer @AtkinsRéalis

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Process/Chemical Engineer – Energy – Remote. This remote position is based out of our Oak Ridge, TN office.

• Serves both legacy and new build nuclear clients who are designing, building, upgrading, operating, and maintaining nuclear power generation and fuel cycle assets.
• Executes Small Modular Reactor and nuclear fuel cycle facility projects.
• Develops and conceptualizes system architecture, flow diagrams, and piping/instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) for nuclear facilities, auxiliary systems, or fuel cycle models.
• Performs rigorous evaluations to ensure that systems, structures, and components maintain chemical safety, criticality controls, radiation shielding, and defense-in-depth principles under normal and off-normal conditions, including accident scenarios.
• Ensures that all engineering designs align with local, state, and federal standards, including DOE or NRC regulations.
• Selects, tests, and specifies mechanical components, valves, and vessels to ensure they withstand highly regulated and hazardous environments.
• Evaluates test or validation data to improve the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.
• Develops key design deliverables such as Process drawings, Process Flow Diagrams, and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams/Engineering Flow Diagrams.
• Prepares, checks, and/or approves calculations including mass, energy, and flow balances, and pipe and equipment sizing.
• Prepares engineering documents such as specifications for process equipment.
• Ensures that design deliverables are of a high standard and compliant with relevant standards, regulations, and customer-specific standards, including nuclear quality assurance standards.
• Ensures that design consultants and sub-contractors deploy suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
• Produces documentation that is technically accurate, grammatically correct, correctly formatted, and professionally presented.
• Develops resolutions to complex problems or technical issues and ensures necessary change control is implemented.
• Works independently receiving only minimal guidance.
• May act as a resource for other colleagues with less experience.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years post-baccalaureate experience.
• Previous experience providing engineering support to nuclear facility design, construction, or operations.
• Strong communication skills in a challenging, multi-tiered environment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of key NRC regulations, design codes, and standards for commercial nuclear facilities required.
• Knowledge in the use of related design software codes, including process simulation software.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License preferred.
• Design of Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear reactor projects.
• Design of Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear fuel cycle facilities.
• Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen in order to be considered.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid Time Off and leaves of absence options.
• Flexible work options.
• Recognition and employee satisfaction programs.
• Employee assistance program and voluntary benefits.

Company Description

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems.