Project Engineer - Electrical or Mechanical

Project Engineer - Electrical or Mechanical

Urenco USA | Posted Feb 19, 2026 | Full‑time | New Mexico | Negotiable | Entry (0-2 yrs)

Join us at Urenco USA (UUSA). We are leading the way in nuclear energy innovation. Our state‑of‑the‑art facility located in Eunice, NM, is one of the only uranium enrichment sites in North America. We are actively looking for individuals who are ready to work collaboratively on‑site in Eunice, NM, and we’re pleased to offer relocation support to help make this opportunity accessible to talented individuals like you.

Come be a part of the future of clean energy.

The position accepts all design documentation, ensuring its comprehensiveness and adherence to regulations, codes, and license requirements. The position will interact with different departments of URENCO to ensure all system testing and as‑built documentation is complete for turnover on behalf of the Owner. The process ensures that the acceptance of structures, systems, and components meet all design documentation requirements.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering discipline.
• Years of experience: 0+ years of engineering experience in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering discipline.

• The work location for this position is Urenco USA, Eunice, NM.
• Work schedule:
  
  9/80. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call‑outs as needed.
• Travel required:
  
  10% of the time or less as required.
• Security clearance requirement:
  Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance.
• Work environment:
  Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. Plant/Production with low light, confined spaces, near moving parts, radiation, risk of electrical shock, chemicals, vibration, outdoor with extreme cold, heat, wet or humid conditions.

• Functions in the interests of the Design Authority while supporting construction activities and projects. This includes maintaining and ensuring design standards and criteria, the UUSA Functional Specification, and processes for design and configuration control.
• Apply basic level engineering fundamentals and ensure design basis documents are kept current, controlled and configuration management is maintained.
• Ensure design outputs are adequately reviewed and approved in accordance with procedures, regulations, codes, and license requirements.
• Understanding of technical drawings and manuals for procedural use and continuing training.
• Coordinate between design engineering and implementation activities to ensure comprehensiveness.
• Assist in the review of technical documents, test results and the Owner’s Turnover Package ensuring that they are ready for records.
• Track progress and conduct site inspections to ensure compliance of construction activities.
• Understand the implementation processes to ensure system turnover in a timely manner.
• Provide accurate and timely data for management assessment of turnover performance.
• Interface with Projects to ensure open communications between the installation of new modifications and/or construction and the Owner’s end result.
• Coordinate with the Project team in the identification and resolution of issues identified in constructability walk‑downs.
• Review site testing efforts to ensure it follows Urenco processes and standard codes of records.
• Understand the basic system design capabilities and operation of the UUSA uranium enrichment process equipment and plant utility systems.
• Consistently exhibit UUSA Core Values and Foundational Behaviors.

The duties and responsibilities listed above do not reflect the position description in full and in complete detail.

For Benefits Information .

Compensation starting at: $88,575 - $146,169 per year and up depending on candidate.

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