Senior Modularization Engineer

Blue Energy • Chevy Chase, MD

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About The Position

Blue Energy is transforming the construction of nuclear power plants by adopting a factory-based, assembly-line approach similar to shipbuilding. This method aims to significantly reduce costs and construction timelines compared to traditional on-site methods. The company also integrates natural gas with nuclear power to provide immediate energy while nuclear plants are under construction. Blue Energy's mission is to make nuclear energy abundant, affordable, and scalable globally, utilizing approved reactor designs and existing sites for a faster regulatory process. Their manufacturing approach is designed to place nuclear power on a similar cost-reduction trajectory as renewable energy sources.

Requirements

• 7–12 years of engineering experience on major power, nuclear, offshore, petrochemical, or heavy-industrial projects, with substantial modularization / modular construction content.
• Demonstrated ownership of modularization scope from concept through fabrication, transport, and site installation.
• Strong project-management capability: schedule, deliverable management, interface and risk tracking, and vendor / contractor oversight.
• Sound grasp of constructability, heavy transport and lift engineering, and design-for-modularization across disciplines (civil / structural, mechanical, piping, electrical / I&C).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with nuclear modular construction and familiarity with the BWRX-300 or comparable SMR / large reactor designs.
• Familiarity with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, NQA-1, ASME, AWS, and IEEE, and with NRC construction oversight.
• Familiarity with ISO 19650 information management and Common Data Environment (CDE) workflows.
• Experience interfacing with reactor OEMs (e.g., GVH / GVHNE), EPC contractors, and fabrication yards.
• Exposure to shipyard / offshore fabrication techniques applied to land-based plant construction.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery of Blue Energy’s modularization scopes of work, starting with the SMR Modularization & Fabrication Study.
• Manage the Fabricator’s progress against the SOW, track deliverables, and steward stage-gate reviews and formal acceptance.
• Coordinate hybrid kickoff, virtual midpoint, and final review workshops across Blue Energy, the SMR OEM, and the Fabricator.
• Assess module and supermodule concepts for fabrication efficiency, transportability, lift / rigging feasibility, and site assembly sequence.
• Distinguish concepts achievable within the SMR plant from those requiring design changes that the OEM may not accept, preserving standard-plant design intent.
• Review and recommend optimized module / supermodule breakdowns across the SMR buildings.
• Review interface control documentation (ICDs), tolerances, fit-up requirements, and responsibility allocation; uphold Blue Energy’s retained approval authority over the final breakdown.
• Enforce the Blue Energy transport envelope as a binding constraint; verify module conformance and quantify any exceedance.
• Maintain study schedules, deliverable registers, action / decision logs, and risk / open-item tracking; manage the large coordination load across owner, OEM, AE, and Fabricator.
• Review ROM cost and schedule estimates, fabrication-yard layouts, and throughput estimates; sanity-check assumptions and the conventional-construction baseline comparison.
• Ensure deliverables comply with Blue Energy’s Information Management Framework (OIR / AIR / EIR) and ISO 19650 — native and interoperable formats, defined Levels of Information Need, naming conventions, and metadata.
• Flag quality-classification (10 CFR 50 Appendix B / NQA-1) and inspection-access implications arising from proposed module boundaries.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact to SMR OEM and the Fabricator on modularization; translate SMR design intent into modularization requirements and back.
• Mentor the Junior Modularization Engineer, providing technical backup and helping shape creative concepts into decision-ready options.

Benefits

• We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy.
• Blue Energy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Blue Energy now or in the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior