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X-energy

Develops SMR reactors and TRISO fuel

Manager – Mechanical Engineering

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Full-timeRockville, MD, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline from an accredited university or college.
  • Typically ten years of engineering experience; graduate degrees typically count as two or more years of experience.
  • Experience and/or knowledge in at least one of the following areas: designing and developing mechanical or fluid systems, assemblies, or components; hardware ownership including manufacturing and testing oversight; or use of computer-aided design and product lifecycle management software, such as UG/NX, SolidWorks, Pro-Engineer, Teamcenter, Windchill, or similar.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the execution of mechanical design, analysis, and evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product or program requirements.
  • Lead a team responsible for performing mechanical design for advanced reactor plants to inform design, manufacturing, construction, and licensing strategy.
  • Manage engineering resource utilization across multiple projects and ensure qualified engineers perform assigned work.
  • Adjudicate technical differences within the area of responsibility and determine the best option while fostering healthy engineering dialogue.
  • Lead design-cycle sprints and provide direction to converge efforts across engineering team members, partners, and suppliers, delivering high-quality engineering work products on schedule and within the project leadership's budget.
  • Manage staff by ensuring they meet expectations and promoting their professional development.
  • Influence the development of strategy, methodology, and technical tools for the area of responsibility, including resource control, policy formulation, and how technical work is executed.
  • Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, tools, or services.
  • Use judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in operations, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering.
  • Act in an advisory capacity to define scope and level-of-effort estimates for areas supported by the role's resources.
  • Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to create next-generation nuclear power plants.
  • Perform work in accordance with design control procedures, ensuring thorough documentation, facilitating internal and external design reviews, and controlling product design configuration data.
  • Maintain a professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience designing moving equipment or pressurized gas systems.
  • Experience overseeing the engineering lifecycle from product design through fabrication.

About the Company

X-energy

Develops SMR reactors and TRISO fuel

X-energy designs and develops Generation IV high-temperature gas-cooled pebble-bed reactors and the TRISO-X fuel for small modular reactors (SMRs). Its modular reactor units use TRISO fuel to operate at high temperatures, producing heat that powers electricity generation or process heat through conventional power cycles, with safety features built into the fuel and design. The company differentiates itself by combining a fully modular Gen IV gas-coooled platform with proprietary TRISO-X fuel and a clear path toward commercialization backed by substantial financing. Its goal is to deliver cleaner, safer nuclear energy at commercial scale by completing design, obtaining regulatory clearance, and deploying its SMR technology and fuel.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rockville, MD
Founded
2009

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