Principal Engineer - Plant Design Integration

Job Title: Nuclear Plant Design Integration Engineer

Location: Bellevue, WA | Remote

Pay Rate: $69.00 - $116.00/hr

Employment Type: Contract | Full-Time | 12 Months

Role & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain plant-level requirements, specifications, and programmatic documents aligned to reactor design and regulatory objectives.
• Interface across engineering disciplines to allocate plant requirements, facilitate interdisciplinary design reviews, and resolve cross-functional technical issues.
• Support licensing basis development and integrate plant information into regulatory submittals (Licensing Modernization Project).
• Review and coordinate integrated, safety, and risk analyses; keep project and engineering management informed of emerging technical risks.
• Apply nuclear industry best practices and quality standards (ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001) in a first-of-kind design environment.

Essential Qualifications

• 10+ years in nuclear facility design or operations, with expertise in plant/systems engineering, design engineering, fire protection, operations, or reactor engineering.
• Working knowledge of NRC regulations; familiarity with ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001 and cross-disciplinary coordination across licensing, operations, and procurement.
• BS in nuclear, structural, chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering (or equivalent); Senior Reactor Operator license accepted in lieu of degree.

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