Mechanical Engineer - Early Career - ENERCON Federal Services

Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer at our company, you’ll be part of a dynamic and forward‑thinking team focused on evaluating and designing power systems for power‑generating facilities. This is a fantastic opportunity for early‑career engineers (1–3 years of experience) who are eager to grow their skills, take on new challenges, and make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, gaining a deep understanding of how mechanical engineering integrates with electrical, civil, and other specialties. You’ll take ownership of your work by managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality with minimal oversight, while producing high‑quality, error‑free engineering documents that meet industry codes, standards, and client expectations.

You’ll stay current with the latest industry standards and safety practices, especially those relevant to the nuclear sector, and apply that knowledge to deliver innovative, compliant solutions. Your work will directly support client needs and contribute to the success of complex engineering projects.

You’ll also have the chance to build strong client relationships through clear communication and professional collaboration. Site visits will be part of your experience, allowing you to walk down plant systems and structures, interface with client personnel, and see your engineering solutions in action.

ENERCON Federal Services (EFS) offers end‑to‑end engineering and environmental design support for Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) projects, many years of experience across a variety of engineering disciplines. We provide strategy, design, implementation, and health and safety services while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and robust digital security measures. With offices across the U.S., EFS can rapidly mobilize to provide local site support for ongoing operations, decommissioning, and modernization projects.

• ENERCON Federal Services (EFS)

• Kennesaw, GA
• Overland Park, KS
• Dallas, TX
• Kennewick, WA

• Evaluate and design power systems at power‑generating facilities.
• Understand roles played by other disciplines on the project and coordinate and interface with other engineering disciplines.
• Manage budget, scope, schedule, and quality associated with the designated work assignment with minimal guidance and technical oversight.
• Prepare error‑free engineering documents (drawings, sketches, instructions, inputs, calculations, analyses, evaluations) according to industry codes, standards, and regulations to support client engineering needs.
• Maintain up‑to‑date and relevant knowledge of industry codes and standards, safety culture, and design techniques suitable to the nuclear industry.
• Produce high‑quality engineering deliverables in accordance with client and ENERCON QA Programs that are consistent with project work scopes and client expectations.
• Build strong relationships with clients through professional interactions and communications and the development of quality engineering solutions.
• Travel to plant sites to interface with client personnel and perform walk‑downs of plant structures, systems, and components related to the project work.

• Graduated with a bachelor's or master's in electrical engineering from an accredited university.
• Available to start within the next 1–3 months.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with team members, presenting design proposals, and documenting design specifications.
• Knowledge of industry standards, willingness to participate in prototyping and testing, ability to create comprehensive design documentation preferred.
• Proficient in Word and Excel.
• Ability to be an individual contributor and work effectively in teams.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders at client sites.
• Must be able to effectively navigate client sites to conduct walk‑downs.
• Must be able to work outside.
• Ability and willingness to travel for client and company projects and/or meetings.
• Some roles may involve work on federal contracts that require employees to be citizens of the United States. For those specific positions, only applicants…