Senior Technical Fellow, Chief Engineer

Overview

Oversee nuclear reactor design, ensuring safety, quality, and project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• risk analysis
• failure analysis
• design authority
• configuration control
• change control
• design review

Tasks

-Identify technical and/or implementation issues that may threaten X-energy’s ability to deliver safe, efficient, manufacturable, constructable, operable, and maintainable project solutions. As appropriate, evaluate risks associated with alternatives; conduct independent analyses to scope, understand, and resolve risks; identify verification methods and recommend alternative techniques/solutions and mock-up development for project incorporation. -In support of construction, SSCs under test, or operational systems, lead problem diagnosis and failure analysis; recommend corrective actions and resolution for customers on an as called upon basis for field changes or corrective maintenance. For time-sensitive or critical system builds and/or operations, lead ad-hoc teams to evaluate I&C telemetry data, inspection data, or test failures/non-conformances to determine cause(s) of performance/ operability defects; devise and recommend tests and inspections to verify the veracity of assessments; develop corrective actions, installation/replacement methods/techniques, and penalty/regression tests to verify post-rework quality and performance. Monitor development of non-conformance reports, corrective actions, test reports, and variations to operational procedures based on corrective action implementation. -Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication. -As Design Authority, ensure technical adequacy and design control for the project. This includes critiquing and reviewing requirements, technical arbitration for engineering disputes, implementing and maintaining configuration control, and concurrence of high-level methodology. -As directed, lead critical issue initiatives, tiger/high impact teams, and conduct alternatives assessments to ensure project risk is quantified, addressed, and mitigated. This may include leadership of key evaluations that cannot be addressed by a standalone X-energy organization (e.g., cross-functional, multi-disciplinary design issue) or must be addressed at a higher level of the organization. Drive these evaluation teams to successful issue resolution; document issue resolution through DITs, input to topical reports; define qualification/penalty tests; ensure changes are documented through the change control process. -Assist in the conduct of the project Change Control Board (CCB). Evaluate recommended changes, determine and/or independently analyze their impacts on performance and performance margin, soundness of design change, how changes affect project risk. As a precursor to the CCB, conduct evaluation of, or review team evaluations of alternatives to understand the basis for alternative selection, and how the result may compare to the results from alternative methods. -Chair design reviews, ensure proper implementation of the X-energy Systems Engineering Management Plan and related engineering policies/procedures, evaluate engineered solutions against 1) requirements allocated to the solution, 2) fidelity of the solution and methods applied, and 3) maturity of the solution given the phase/review being performed. Build the review board composition based on system under review, make recommendations and define corrective actions through issuance of Action Items/Requests for Action (RFAs) to ensure project technical compliance. Validate RFA acceptance, response schedule, and validate incorporation of review board recommendations. -Provide Internal Audit capability for the guarantee of configuration control, methodology and technical solution validity as well as scope, schedule, and budget alignment. Support external audits, from a technical/QA/manufacturability/testability perspective, to ensure vendors and partners possess the capability to perform assigned work and meet quality flow-downs.

Requirements

• 20+ yrs
• 10+ yrs
• nuclear
• bachelor's
• ms/phd
• engineering

What You Bring

-Typically, twenty plus years’ experience in engineering or related industry experience, including at least ten years’ experience in end-to-end development of complex nuclear-related components and systems. -Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related technical discipline from an accredited college or university, MS or PhD preferred

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About X-Energy

-Founded with the mission to revolutionize the energy sector through advanced nuclear technology. -Developers of the Xe-100, a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor designed for safety and efficiency. -Focus on small modular reactors (SMRs) to provide sustainable energy solutions globally. -Partners with leading utilities and organizations to design scalable, safe, and clean nuclear power plants. -Secured significant investments to expand operations and bring their reactors to market. -Driven by a commitment to meet global energy demands while minimizing environmental impact. -Notable for their innovative reactor designs, which offer unparalleled safety features. -Working to reshape the future of nuclear energy with cutting-edge technology and advanced engineering.

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