Naval Reactors Engineer

The most powerful energy sources in the world need the most powerful minds behind them. As a

Nuclear Reactors Engineer, you’ll be responsible for researching, designing, maintaining, operating and regulating the nuclear reactors and power plants that drive the most advanced fleet of submarines and aircraft carriers on Earth. Here, you can fuel a passion for problem-solving by defining and redefining the cutting edge of nuclear propulsion, while setting the standard in nuclear reactor research and

regulation.

Naval Reactors Engineers have oversight of the Navy's entire fleet of nuclear-powered ships as well as shore-based prototypes and nuclear propulsion support facilities for America’s Navy. The wide array of technical areas involved in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion program include:

• Reactor and fluid systems design

• Reactor physics

• Materials development

• Component design such as steam generators, pumps and valves

• Instrumentation and control of reactor, steam and electric plants

• Testing and quality control

• Shielding

• Chemistry and radiological controls

As a Navy Reactors Engineer stationed at Naval Reactors Headquarters in Washington, D.C., you will provide technical oversight while managing projects ranging from reactor design to fleet operations to de-fueling and decommissioning warships.

From the day you start, you’ll receive:

• Competitive salary

• Free health insurance

• Free housing

• A retirement plan

• 30 days paid vacation per year