Systems Engineer - Digital Manufacturing & Systems Integration

Location: Jonesborough

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-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers.

Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT's technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit  Follow us on Linked In, X, Facebook and Instagram.

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Position Overview:
Systems Engineer - Digital Manufacturing & Systems Integration

As a Systems Engineer supporting BWXT's High Purity Depleted Uranium (HPDU) production capability, you will play a lead role in developing and integrating the digital, automated, and highly connected manufacturing environment required for pilot, initial-rate, and future full-scale production. You will drive systems architecture, digital manufacturing technology deployment, automation integration, and cross-disciplinary requirements management to establish BWXT's "Facility of the Future."

This role bridges engineering, IT, operations, quality, and enterprise systems-ensuring they operate cohesively to support a scalable, compliant, and high-performance production capability.

Location

On-site in Jonesborough, Tennessee

Your Day-to-Day as a Systems Engineer - Digital Manufacturing & Systems Integration

• Develop and maintain the integrated manufacturing systems architecture for HPDU production.

• Lead integration of manufacturing execution systems (MES), laboratory systems, automation platforms, material tracking technologies, ERP systems, analytics platforms, and engineering tools into a unified operating environment.

• Partner with IT to define and execute a digital roadmap supporting phased manufacturing deployment.

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement advanced technologies including AI-enabled tools, industrial analytics, digital twins, model-based engineering tools, and advanced automation.

• Support requirements development, interface control, and system integration across engineering and operational disciplines.

• Lead vendor and technology evaluations for manufacturing software, automation systems, analytics platforms, and digital tooling.

• Develop system requirements, functional specifications, interface control documents, and integration plans.

• Ensure manufacturing systems comply with nuclear quality requirements, configuration management standards, cybersecurity controls, and regulatory expectations.

• Support commissioning, operational readiness, and long-term sustainment of digital and manufacturing systems.

• Drive continuous improvement through data analytics and digital-transformation initiatives across the production enterprise.

Desired Technical Experience

Experience in several of the following areas is preferred:

• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

• Industrial Automation (PLC, SCADA, HMI)

• Manufacturing Data Historians (e.g., OSIsoft PI)

• ERP integration (SAP preferred)

• Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

• Industrial networking, OT/IT integration

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