Mechanical Engineer - Design
About this role
Job Summary:
Are you a driven mechanical engineer looking for hands-on, high-impact work in the advanced energy sector? Join our team at Centrus Energy to support the critical Centrifuge Project. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in designing, troubleshooting, and delivering innovative, high-vacuum, and composite systems, ensuring our technology meets stringent safety and performance standards.
What You’ll Do:
- Create, design, and optimize complex mechanical systems, including high-vacuum systems, composite parts, welded components, and precision-machined assemblies
- Perform structural and dynamic analysis to ensure reliability, and troubleshoot engineering issues from prototyping to production
- Develop specifications for fabrication materials and equipment, and manage the creation, review, and approval of comprehensive engineering packages
- Manage multiple priorities to ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule and within budget
- Partner with manufacturing, operations, testing, quality, and procurement teams to drive project success
- Adhere to rigorous company policies, procedures, security protocols, and environmental/safety regulations
We'd Love to Hear From People With:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- A Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering can be used to substitute for 1 year of experience
- 3+ years of professional experience in an engineering environment
- Ability to obtain and maintain a “Q” security clearance
A Successful Candidate Brings:
- 3+ years of CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred) and experience using FEA software (Ansys preferred)
- Experience with centrifuge design, testing, or manufacturing
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles and QL-1 or QL-2 quality parts/systems
- Active Q or Top Secret security clearance
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.
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 employed, 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.
Company at a glance
Centrus Energy is a trusted American supplier of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry, helping meet the growing need for clean, affordable, carbon-free energy. Since 1998, the Company has provided its utility customers with more than 1,850 reactor years of fuel, which is equivalent to more than 7 billion tons of coal. With world-class technical and engineering capabilities, Centrus is pioneering production of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium and is leading the effort to restore America’s uranium enrichment capabilities at scale so that we can meet our clean energy, energy security, and national security needs. Find out more at CentrusEnergy.com.
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