Description

SHINE Technologies is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to drive the design and delivery of custom nuclear hardware systems within the Systems and Manufacturing group. This role demands deep technical expertise, hands-on design and systems integration capability, and proactive leadership throughout the entire product lifecycle—from concept through delivery.

This engineer will act as a technical authority and integrator across mechanical, electrical, software, and nuclear subsystems, ensuring solutions are optimized for performance, manufacturability, safety, and compliance. They will own delivery of the technical scope and work as the project lead to ensure engineering execution aligns with project timelines, budgets, and customer expectations.

The base salary range for this position is $120,000-$183,000 per year plus a comprehensive compensation package. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end technical execution of complex, multidisciplinary custom systems, ensuring alignment with program goals, customer needs, and regulatory standards.
• Develop technical work breakdown structures, system architectures, interface definitions, and validation plans.
• Drive detailed design activities, peer reviews, and integration strategies across engineering disciplines, and ensure effective collaboration with manufacturing and supply chain.
• Act as the technical point of contact with internal and external stakeholders, translating customer requirements into actionable design inputs and ensuring timely resolution of technical issues.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical and schedule risks, maintaining awareness of critical path items and making strategic adjustments in partnership with project management.
• Support or lead scheduling, resource planning, and progress tracking; contribute engineering input to project reviews and status reporting.
• Mentor junior engineers and act as a force multiplier for the team through leadership, coaching, and fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear Engineering, or a closely related field preferred; advanced degree highly preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in a high-complexity, regulated, multidisciplinary product development environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership of full system designs from concept through delivery preferred.
• Strong systems thinking with practical design, analysis, and integration experience.
• Familiarity with basic project management principles (scheduling, resource estimation, risk mitigation).
• Proficiency in CAD tools, FEA, and design documentation best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and interface effectively with customers and stakeholders.
• Experience in a highly regulated or safety-critical industry (nuclear, aerospace, defense, medical) is a strong plus.
• Experience working in a product development organization delivering hardware-based systems to external customers preferred.
  
  

Personal Characteristics

As the Company is poised to move to its next level, it is imperative that he or she be first and foremost a team player. The successful individual will also possess many critical personal characteristics, including:

Excellent Communication Skills, Both Written And Oral

The successful individual's communication style should be diplomatic and direct, but not confrontational. He or she must be able to articulate clear, tangible objectives for the organization and can deliver an honest assessment of the level of achievement of those goals. He or she must work well in a collaborative team environment.

Accountability

• The successful candidate must be able to quickly energize the organization and to focus it throughout its future growth stages. He or she should be a self-motivated, results oriented team player who leads by example, holds him or herself accountable for performance, takes absolute ownership, and champions all aspects of the programs.
  
  

Indomitable Work And Teamwork Ethic

• The successful candidate will reject setbacks and will enthusiastically persevere until ambitious goals are achieved, both personally and from a team perspective. He or she will be resourceful and innovative at tackling multiple challenges.
  
  

Entrepreneurship, Sense Of Urgency

• The successful candidate will possess a high energy level, which allows him or her to react to situations quickly and decisively, possessing self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position, not being afraid to make decisions.
  
  

Integrity And Presence

• The successful candidate will understand the importance of maintaining a high level of integrity. As such, he or she must project the appropriate professional image of the Company.
• Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
• Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 40 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
  
  

Eligibility for employment is conditioned on the applicant’s ability to qualify for access to information subject to U.S. Export Controls. Additionally, applicant’s eligibility may be conditioned based upon meeting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements for access to Safeguards Information, which typically requires a pre-employment drug screen, fingerprinting and criminal background check.

SHINE values diversity in all its forms as a critical component of innovation, which is fundamental to our success. Every member of the SHINE community benefits from the talents and experiences of our peers, from the mutual respect we exercise, and from the responsibility we take for our actions.

SHINE Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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