Director, Engineering Enrichment Operations
Listed on 2026-07-23
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Engineering
Quality Engineering, Systems Engineer, Operations Management
Position Overview
As the Director of Engineering for BWXT Enrichment Operations, you will lead the full engineering function responsible for delivering a production‑ready centrifuge product and a high‑precision, highly automated factory capability. You will oversee engineering strategy from early concept through prototype/pilot phases to full‑rate production, establishing core systems engineering and systems integration practices to ensure disciplined requirements management, interface control, verification/validation, and seamless subsystem integration.
This role is pivotal in standing up a modern digital factory, enabling high‑volume production with aerospace‑grade quality and nuclear regulatory rigor.
Location
On‑site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Engineering Leadership & Organization
- Build, scale, and lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization spanning manufacturing, process, facilities, automation, industrialization, and precision systems.
- Serve as the technical authority for manufacturability, scalability, risk management, and readiness.
Systems Engineering (SE)
- Establish a modern systems engineering capability that includes requirements management, architecture development, interface control (ICDs), configuration management, verification and validation, and model‑based systems engineering/digital thread practices.
- Define “Definition of Done” at each development gate and ensure complete, build‑ready Product Readiness Packs (e.g., BOMs, routers, test plans).
Systems Integration (SI)
- Lead end‑to‑end integration of subsystems into the centrifuge product and supporting systems.
- Develop integration plans, lab capabilities, fixtures, and test regimes to validate subsystem and system‑level performance.
- Collaborate with the CTO and ORNL Design Authority to align qualification evidence and change packages; support seamless integration with CMDF pilot builds and transfer to CMF industrialization.
Factory Design, Construction & Startup
- Lead design, build, and commissioning of a high‑precision manufacturing facility.
- Integrate automation, robotics, and digital factory systems to enable high throughput, traceability, and tightly controlled processes.
Manufacturing Excellence & DFx
- Deliver engineering solutions capable of automotive‑pace production with aerospace‑grade quality.
- Drive design for manufacturability, assembly, quality, cost, and industrialization (DFM/DFA/DFQ/DFC).
Quality, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure all engineering designs and processes meet nuclear regulatory, DOE, safety, and BWXT quality requirements.
- Embed compliance gates, audit readiness, and pre‑release checks throughout development.
Program Controls & Schedule
- Partner with Business Operations and Program Controls to maintain a resource‑loaded critical path schedule.
- Support earned value management (EVM) discipline and weekly KPI reviews (SPI/CPI, cost variance, schedule adherence).
Supply Chain & Technical Readiness
- Define technical acceptance criteria for supplier parts, processes, tooling, and special manufacturing steps.
- Support supplier onboarding speed, delivery performance, and technical readiness to protect schedule‑critical components.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with CMDF (prototype/pilot operations), CMF (full‑rate industrialization), the CTO/Technology organization, and Operations.
- Drive the transition from low‑rate initial production (LRIP) to full‑rate production (FRP) on cost and schedule.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (advanced degree preferred).
- Fifteen (15+) years of progressive engineering leadership in high‑precision, highly regulated manufacturing environments (nuclear, aerospace, defense, automotive, semiconductor, or similar).
- Demonstrated experience designing, building, commissioning, and scaling a high‑precision manufacturing facility to high‑volume production.
- Strong expertise in advanced manufacturing, automation, precision machining, assembly, metrology, and inspection systems.
- Must be a U.S. citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a DOE Q clearance; active clearance preferred.
- Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary engineering…
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