Project Engineer/Responsible Engineer

MS Technology, Inc.•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Project Engineer, also referred to as the Responsible Engineer (RE) in the quality program, coordinates and leads engineering activities for assigned projects. The RE is the primary technical liaison between the client, Project Manager, and multidisciplinary engineering team, ensuring engineering deliverables meet project requirements, applicable codes and standards, quality requirements, and client expectations. Working closely with the Project Manager and Engineering management, this position plans engineering activities, coordinates technical resources, manages engineering interfaces, and supports project execution from initial planning and design through procurement, construction, testing, and project closeout.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Strong technical leadership and engineering coordination skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical decision-making skills.
Ability to understand and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering requirements.
Excellent internal and external customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate technical information effectively to clients, Project Managers, engineers, designers, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Ability to provide technical direction while working collaboratively with Project Management and Engineering leadership.
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple engineering deliverables and assignments.
Ability to identify technical risks and proactively develop solutions.
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary project team.
Ability to deal effectively with conflicts and stressful project situations.
Familiarity with engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, design packages, and technical procurement documentation.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience, including experience supporting or leading multidisciplinary engineering projects.
Experience as a Project Engineer, Responsible Engineer, Lead Engineer, Discipline Engineer, or in a similar technical project role.
Experience supporting projects in nuclear, DOE, DOD, government, commercial nuclear, or other highly regulated industrial environments.
Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering activities across multiple disciplines.
Experience with engineering design controls, technical specifications, calculations, drawings, design reviews, and configuration/change control processes.
Working knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards, and Quality Assurance requirements.
Experience working within an ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance program.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward professional licensure.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or project management experience.
DOE Q-Clearance or ability to obtain a DOE Q-Clearance.
Familiarity with AutoCAD, MicroStation, or similar engineering/design software.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate engineering activities for assigned projects and provide day-to-day technical direction to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Serve as the primary technical liaison between the client and project engineering team and participate in project, design, and technical review meetings.
Coordinate engineering disciplines, designers, vendors, subcontractors, and other technical resources required to execute the project.
Ensure client technical requirements, design inputs, applicable codes and standards, contractual requirements, and quality requirements are incorporated into engineering deliverables.
Work with the Project Manager to develop project scope, engineering execution plans, schedules, deliverables, resource requirements, and technical priorities.
Coordinate with the Project Manager and Engineering management to identify appropriate engineering resources and resolve staffing or workload constraints.
Coordinate development of calculations, specifications, drawings, design packages, technical reports, studies, and other engineering deliverables.
Coordinate technical and interdisciplinary design reviews, ensure comments are appropriately dispositioned, and support final acceptance of engineering deliverables.
Manage interfaces between engineering disciplines and identify and resolve conflicting or incomplete technical requirements.
Ensure engineering activities follow applicable design control, document control, configuration management, and Quality Assurance requirements.
Evaluate and coordinate engineering changes, field changes, design change notices, Requests for Information (RFIs), and other technical changes affecting project design.
Develop or review technical procurement requirements, Statements of Work, specifications, vendor submittals, technical evaluations, and supplier documentation.
Provide engineering support during fabrication, construction, installation, testing, startup, and commissioning activities.
Identify, evaluate, and resolve technical issues, design challenges, nonconformances, and project risks in coordination with the Project Manager, Engineering management, and Quality Assurance.
Monitor engineering deliverables against the project schedule and communicate potential delays, resource constraints, or technical issues affecting project execution.
Communicate engineering status, technical risks, design decisions, and required actions to the Project Manager, client, engineering team, and other stakeholders.
Ensure engineering records, calculations, drawings, technical correspondence, design decisions, and other required project documentation are properly developed and maintained.
Promote engineering rigor, safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Support completion of engineering deliverables, resolution of outstanding technical items, as-built documentation, turnover documentation, and project closeout activities.