The posting
Job Description
Job Summary
At Centrus Energy, we're driving the future of advanced nuclear fuel and helping secure America's clean energy independence. As a Configuration Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring our engineering data, technical documentation, and plant configuration remain accurate, controlled, and aligned throughout the lifecycle of our cutting-edge facilities. If you enjoy solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and bringing order to highly technical environments, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What You Will Do
As a Configuration Engineer, you'll serve as the guardian of engineering configuration by ensuring design documents, drawings, specifications, and system changes accurately reflect the plant's approved configuration. You'll collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, and project teams to evaluate engineering changes, maintain configuration management processes, support audits and regulatory compliance, and help ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. Your attention to detail and technical expertise will help preserve the integrity of our systems while supporting ongoing modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
We’d Love to Hear from People With
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field; an equivalent combination of technical education and experience may be considered
- 3+ years of engineering experience in configuration management, design engineering, systems engineering, project engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience with engineering change control and document management processes
- Knowledge of configuration management principles and engineering documentation practices
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and technical documentation
- Familiarity with applicable engineering codes, standards, and quality assurance requirements
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and engineering document management systems
- Ability to obtain and maintain a “Q” Clearance
A Successful Candidate Brings:
- Experience in the nuclear, DOE, DOD, utility, chemical processing, or other highly regulated industries
- Experience supporting engineering design changes, design verification, or plant modifications
- Knowledge of ASME, ANSI, IEEE, or other applicable engineering standards
- Experience with quality assurance programs compliant with NQA-1 or similar standards
- Understanding of systems engineering principles and requirements management
- Experience supporting startup, commissioning, or operational readiness activities
- Experience working within DOE or NRC regulated environments
- Currently holding an active Q-level security clearance
Pay:
Estimated Starting Base Salary Range: $87,407-$109,000*. This position is Incentive eligible. Centrus considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. While the posted range reflects the anticipated hiring range for this position, compensation above the range may be considered for candidates with exceptional qualifications and directly relevant experience.
* This position may be filled at a higher level for those that exceed experience requirements.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
This position will require a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance. Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made. In addition, once employe, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government. Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.
Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
