Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer – Centrifuge Project

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:

• Design & Innovate: Create, design, and optimize complex mechanical systems, including high-vacuum systems, composite parts, welded components, and precision-machined assemblies.
• Analyze & Troubleshoot: Perform structural and dynamic analysis to ensure reliability, and troubleshoot engineering issues from prototyping to production.
• Documentation & Specs: Develop specifications for fabrication materials and equipment, and manage the creation, review, and approval of comprehensive engineering packages.
• Project Execution: Manage multiple priorities to ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with manufacturing, operations, testing, quality, and procurement teams to drive project success.
• Safety & Compliance: Adhere to rigorous company policies, procedures, security protocols, and environmental/safety regulations.

What You Bring (Qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience: 3-5 years of professional experience in an engineering environment.
• Note: A Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering can be used to substitute for 1 year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus Points):

• Technical Skills: 3-5 years of CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred) and experience using FEA software (Ansys preferred).
• Specialized Knowledge: Experience with centrifuge design, testing, or manufacturing.
• Quality & Mfg: Experience with lean manufacturing principles and QL-1 or QL-2 quality parts/systems.
• Security Clearance: Active DOE Q-level or DOD TS security clearance.

Why You Should Apply

• High-Impact Projects: Work on critical, cutting-edge technology.
• Hands-On Environment: Combine design work with practical troubleshooting.
• Growth Opportunities: Collaborate across departments and develop specialized expertise.

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.

This position will require a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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 employe, 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