Nuclear Process Engineer

Parsons Corporation•Richland, WA

1d•$88,400 - $154,700•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Senior Nuclear Process Engineer to support nuclear facility projects and existing site operations in Richland, Washington. This role focuses on delivering high-quality process design, providing process engineering support for ongoing site projects, coordinating across disciplines, and driving project execution from concept through detailed design. The selected candidate must be located in Richland or willing to relocate to the area. This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering field
10+ years of process engineering experience
Previous engineering experience at a nuclear facility, nuclear fuel-cycle facility, DOE facility, or NRC-regulated facility
Experience supporting projects within an operating nuclear or highly regulated industrial facility
Strong experience developing and reviewing core process design deliverables, including PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, equipment specifications, and process calculations
Experience providing process engineering support for facility modifications, equipment upgrades, and existing-site projects
Ability to coordinate and work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines in an EPC project environment
Strong problem-solving, technical analysis, and written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work directly with site personnel, project teams, clients, and equipment vendors

Nice To Haves

8+ years of process engineering experience, with significant experience supporting nuclear facilities or nuclear-related projects
Experience with nuclear fuel fabrication, uranium processing, enrichment, conversion, deconversion, advanced reactor fuels, or radioactive material processing
Experience supporting DOE or NRC-regulated facilities
Experience providing day-to-day process engineering support to an operating facility
Extensive experience with EPC process engineering from feasibility and conceptual design through detailed design and construction support is preferred.
Experience supporting nuclear facility modifications, modernization projects, capacity expansions, or brownfield upgrades
Experience working with operations and maintenance personnel to troubleshoot process issues and implement facility improvements
Familiarity with nuclear safety requirements, process hazard analyses, criticality safety interfaces, safety basis documentation, and nuclear quality requirements such as NQA-1
Familiarity with process modeling and hydraulic analysis tools, such as Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, Pipe-Flo
Experience supporting feasibility studies, design engineering, commissioning, startup, and operational-readiness activities
Professional Engineer license or demonstrated progress toward licensure

Responsibilities

Provide site-based process engineering support for existing projects and ongoing activities at the Richland facility
Work closely with site engineering, operations, maintenance, and project teams to resolve process-related issues and support facility needs
Support facility modifications, equipment upgrades, capacity improvements, process optimization, and brownfield projects
Lead development of process deliverables, including PFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balances, equipment data sheets, process calculations, and design basis documents
Perform process and hydraulic modeling to support design decisions, equipment sizing, and system performance
Support feasibility studies, conceptual design, detailed design, technical evaluations, and development of cost-estimate inputs
Evaluate existing process systems and recommend modifications or improvements to support safety, reliability, capacity, and operational objectives
Coordinate with mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation and controls, and other engineering disciplines to deliver an integrated design
Interface with equipment vendors during equipment selection, preparation of technical specifications, bid evaluations, and submittal reviews
Support process safety reviews, hazard evaluations, design reviews, and resolution of technical comments
Support commissioning, startup, testing, and operational-readiness activities, as required
Participate in client and site meetings, resolve technical issues, and align stakeholders on design direction
Provide technical guidance to project team members and support internal quality reviews