Senior/Lead Process Engineer (3920)

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Senior/Lead Process Engineer (3920) for a new Nuclear Fuel Facility.

Navarro is an award-winning provider of turnkey solutions, delivering comprehensive nuclear, environmental and technical services to federal agencies, commercial enterprises and private clients across the United States. Our expertise supports organizations such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense and NASA, while also extending to commercial industries and private sector partners facing complex engineering, technical and environmental challenges. Navarro specializes in nuclear operations, environmental remediation, D&D, waste management, advanced energy, facilities management, and technical and professional services. For more information, please visit Navarro-inc.com.

Position Summary

The Senior/Lead Process Engineer will provide technical leadership for process engineering scope supporting a new nuclear fuel facility. This role will lead process design development, technical reviews, calculations, equipment sizing, process safety support, and engineering deliverables for DOE, nuclear, chemical, or other high-hazard facility systems.

The position requires a senior engineer capable of leading design work, coordinating cross-discipline interfaces, mentoring engineers, and translating process requirements into safe, reliable, constructible, and operable designs. The role will work closely with I&C, piping, mechanical, HVAC, nuclear safety, operations, procurement, vendors, and project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead process engineering design activities for nuclear, chemical, high-hazard, or DOE facility systems.
• Develop, review, and approve process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, heat and material balances, process calculations, hydraulic analyses, and technical basis documents.
• Perform and oversee equipment sizing for vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, piping systems, process utilities, control valves, relief devices, and related process equipment.
• Support process safety activities, hazard reviews, operability reviews, design reviews, safety basis interfaces, and implementation of credited process controls.
• Lead development of process design criteria, system descriptions, specifications, datasheets, procurement packages, and vendor technical evaluations.
• Coordinate with piping, I&C, mechanical, HVAC, electrical, civil/structural, radiological controls, criticality safety, quality, construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Review vendor data, resolve technical comments, evaluate design changes, and provide engineering support during procurement, construction, testing, startup, and commissioning.
• Mentor process engineers and designers while maintaining technical quality, schedule alignment, configuration control, and client expectations.