Engineering Jobs in Idledale Colorado

The Director is responsible for the ownership, execution, and interpretation of policies, for the successful operation of the business. Results are typically accomplished through project teams. This role has a significant impact on business operations, both internal and external-facing. The Director is the leader for the business group, sets the tone and standard for core values and best practices, and drives business unit success towards goals and objectives. Daily execution of complex and creative problem-solving; problems may be people-based, client-based, and/or strategic. This role fosters relationships with new and existing clients, manages departmental revenue tracking/forecasts, contracts, and invoicing, and optimally uses resources. The Director is a strategic role that maintains alignment and achievement of company goals and standardization of practices across the department and company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership:

• Focuses on the team to identify and implement personal development opportunities, whether technical, project management, or personal
• Leads, trains, and mentors team members by acting as PM on select projects and meeting individual utilization expectations.
• Facilitates monthly 1:1 meetings with each direct report using a standardized 1:1 meeting tool, observe 2nd level reports during the initial 1:1 session with the team.
• Oversees Business Operations Specialist by ensuring contracts are added and updated, bi-weekly internal contracts meetings are held, and periodic client outreach occurs.
• Participates in company-wide initiatives as required.

Operations:

• Responsible for the successful coordination and completion of smaller, quick turnaround projects and larger, highly complex, longer cycle projects.
• Leads/co-leads scheduling of resources to achieve individual and team utilization targets as well as revenue goals.
• Reviews Consultant and Specialist level deliverables for content, consistency, and compliance while ensuring reporting standards and delivery timelines. Discusses findings with respective authors for development.
• Evaluates '2-Week Look ahead' by EOB Thursdays of the preceding week to ensure the team is efficiently deployed and coordinated. Partners with other team leaders across the business to fill any gaps in the schedule.
• Provides technical assistance and/or staffing availability input on proposals to the Market Development team.
• Provides periodic progress, reports, and other metrics as needed.
• Creates draft and submits final invoices consistent with timelines provided by Accounting.
• Reviews monthly accounts receivable and assists A/R team in client outreach for payment, as needed.
• Provides high-touch engagement with clients on projects warranting closer relationships and/or challenging projects.
• Fosters relationships with new & existing clients for tactical and strategic purposes

Strategic

• Anticipates and communicates changes regarding clients, local market, or industry
• Develops plan(s) to optimize and/or mitigate challenges.
• Generates revenue projections, leverages resources, scheduling, backlog, etc.
• Provide status updates biweekly during the Ops-huddle.
• Owns department-specific data/updates in the Monthly Town Hall meeting.
• Facilitates monthly progress tracking meetings with the team, reviews progress to monthly goals & current staffing levels.
• Co-leads annual planning cycle to include revenue and margin targets, service line/markets expansion, necessary resources/training, and team development needs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Understanding of the design and construction process from the cradle to the grave
• Technically competent and able to effectively communicate and build rapport with and respect of team, clients, coworkers, and subcontractors.
• Ability to effectively coach, develop, and mentor the team.
• Ability to effectively accept coaching and mentoring.
• Must have a practical understanding of building structures.
• Anticipates and plans for changes in client needs, new technology, and industry conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to apply sound discretion and judgment in all situations.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Flexible, responsive, and confident multi-tasker able to work independently, handle large amounts of information, multiple deadlines, and accommodate shifting priorities.
• High level of financial acumen
• Must demonstrate a commitment to quality, organization, meticulous attention to detail, and consistency in work product

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering/Architecture-related discipline
• 8 years Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or Project Management in design, construction, or forensics.
• 2 years of Business unit leadership, and management responsibility to include managing staff, group revenue responsibilities, growth strategy, hiring/firing, and business development.
• PE or AIA license desired.

Competencies

• Balances stress- Effectively balances stressful demands.
• Presenting – Makes effective presentations to groups; presentations reflect appropriate preparation, organization, use of language, gestures, and visual aids
• Influencing Others - The ability to gain others' support for ideas, proposals, projects, and solutions. Presents arguments that address others' most important concerns and looks for win-win solutions. Involves others in decision-making and process and develops relationships and strategies to influence others. Structures situations to create a desired impact and to maximize the chances of a favorable outcome.
• Technical - Possession of a designated level of technical or engineering skill or knowledge and the ability to keep up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise. May be acquired through academic, internship, or on-the-job training, or a combination of these. Possession of knowledge of procedures, methods,s and practices and their application to specific situations. Work assignments may involve unique factors and be lacking in precedence on which to base decisions,s and may be complex as evidenced by a high number of variables and interrelated considerations.
• Offers Solutions – Recognizes problems and offers workable solutions.
• Support and Input – Supports and provides input to the development of organizational objectives and plans.
• Meets Expectations on Quality/Quantity of Work Completed – Ensuring that one's own and others' work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Sets up procedures to ensure high quality of work. Monitors and verifies information and reports.
• Design systems to organize and track work progress. Carefully prepares for meetings and presentations and organizes information and materials.

Leadership

• Fosters a cohesive, supportive work environment.
• Focuses on achieving results in an effective and timely manner.
• Communicates and executes company policy.
• Clearly conveys goals and expectations.
• Communicates ideas persuasively.
• Paves the way for positive change.

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

In this role, you’ll lead a high-performing section of software engineers while also serving as the Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL), responsible for managing scope, schedule, and budget across critical program efforts. You’ll provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership, balancing technical execution with people development to drive performance and mission success. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and program delivery, requiring a strong grasp of software development, team coordination, and disciplined program management.

This is an onsite role located in Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Cost, schedule, and technical execution.

• Earned value management and status reporting.

• Technical and programmatic direction.

• Schedule definition and management.

• Risk and opportunity management.

• IPT level systems engineering.

• Staff planning.

• Agile and DevOps process definition and execution.

• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) certified within 6 months of starting.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of relevant software leadership experience.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) and/or equivalent experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and DevOps. Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience is preferred.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with program processes and activities such as program startup, Integrated Master Schedules with budget allocation, WBSs, Earned Value, EACs, LREs, variance analyses, Scrum/Agile development, and software development planning.

• Experience with satellite command and control principles

• Experience with onboarding new work, proposals, and BOE development.

• Experience with satellite data processing and operations.

• Experience leading major milestone reviews.

• Knowledge and understanding of software development life cycles.

• Knowledge and understanding of systems engineering functions such as TPMs, operations concept development, requirements management, interface definition and control, and technical risk management.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Relocation Eligibility.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:  

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX 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, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

This Chief Engineer (CE) role leads a a program within the Space-Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (S-ISR)/Integrated Intelligence & Warfighter Support (I2WS) portfolio that provides high-impact software services to the Intelligence Community (IC) mission. The CE is responsible for all aspects of the technical baseline to include architecture, design, SW development, test and delivery using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.

The successful candidate must have a proven track-record of leading technically challenging programs with direct customer-facing responsibilities while also leading engineers across multiple cross-functional Agile Development Teams. This program team is dispersed across multiple sites, and some travel is expected.

What You Will Do

Customer

• Recognized SME and directly involved in Proprietary customer engagements to support Program objectives.

• Support front end of the business activities, to include working with customers to understand their needs, helping to shape future work, and developing strong positive relationships with the customer community

Business Capture

• Lead pursuit shaping and capture in the broader strategic business area to include Acquisition Transformation Strategy initiatives.

• Work with program management to innovate high-value, low-cost, yet quick-turn customer solutions.

• Accountable for participating in and leading Gates and Engineering Bid Reviews (EBR) and coordinating with leadership to ensure reviews are scheduled in accordance with approve Delegation of Authority (DOA).

Execution

• Technical Lead in the area of digital signal processing (DSP).

• Ensure program success collaborating with program management, finance, supply chain, contracts, and other functions/disciplines, consistent with the CE responsibilities.

• Reviews and approve program technical baselines, ensuring program phase appropriateness.

• Ensure collaboration between teams to achieve cost/schedule/performance efficiencies.

• Review and approve engineering execution risk mitigations and opportunity capture plans, ensure alignment to work being performed.

• Ensure program-level Engineering Review Boards (ERBs) and ad hoc review boards are thoroughly implemented with appropriate frequency.

• Accountable for providing engineering inputs to Program Estimate At Completions (EACs) and Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs).

• Lead outstanding program execution, metrics collection, analysis and reporting.

People

• Ensure base program and task order deliveries are staffed with appropriate engineering skillsets.

• Review and communicate staffing demand for the base program, task order deliveries, and in anticipation program modifications.

• Develop and maintain a Chief Engineer succession plan, actively mentor potential successors.

Process & Policy

• Ensure the program's engineering leads and engineering personnel are following approved program processes, procedures and contractual requirements.

• Request and lead engineering reviews and customer technical meetings, ensuring they are appropriate to the scope and phase of the program (e.g. Operational Readiness Review, Increment Planning, etc.).

• Accountable to plan, develop, and review program estimates at complete, bids, milestone reviews, and gates per the approved S-ISR Delegation of Authority, or as otherwise directed by the Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE).

• If failures occur, ensure Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA) implementation is thorough, addresses systemic issues (if any), and is in accordance with company policy.

What You Will Learn

• Front End of the Business workflow and how to position the program to capture additional business.

• Lead a dispersed team effectively.

• Where to best apply the adoption of AI into the program efforts.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. 

• Experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP).

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Business capture experience.

• Experience with AI/ML.

• Experience with cloud architecture.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

• Relocation Eligibility.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:  

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX 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, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

As a Principal System Safety Engineer, you will be accountable for the establishment and execution of the major safety programs.  The Safety Lead is a technical expert in missile safety as well as a project manager who establishes and monitors safety program execution, leads program safety teams, and interfaces with program & functional leadership.  This requires advanced application of MIL-STD 882E for System Safety (hardware, software, firmware, and personnel) for DoD Missile systems, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience as well as project management experience and leadership.  Location: Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Principal System Safety Engineer to join us onsite as a Safety Lead with proven experience in executing all aspects of system safety.

• Developing and implementing one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400).
• Practical application of project management skills: 
  • Create/update the strategy for the program to meet all its milestones with system safety features integrated into the product in compliance with contract and awarded funding.  
  • Create a schedule and integrate safety tasks and activities into program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). 
  • Plan/manage the safety program effort within the Program IMS. 
  • Understanding of the safety budget and tasking through close coordination with the responsible CAM / IPTL / product owner, including EACs. 
  • Mentor junior safety engineers.    
• Actively engage in engineering review boards, and configuration control boards to stay on top of design changes and assess impacts to the established safety program.  
• Establish on-going feedback loop with functional and program management.  
• Lead & coordinate System Safety Working Group(s) between key Raytheon and Customer representatives.
• Escalate risks to the appropriate level and follow through on corrective actions.  
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications and military standards, to recommend compliance strategies to program leadership: Chief Engineer, Program Manager, Integrated Product Team Lead, etc. 
• Working across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across a range of engineering functions to identify and mitigate risks: Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Environmental Safety, & Health, Human Systems Interfaces, Test Engineering.  
• Analysis of engineering hardware, mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics assessing fault tolerance, latent hazards, and safety requirements compliance.
• Collaborate with Program Management and government approval authorities from design, fabrication, integration and test, production to demilitarization and disposal phases
• Manage safety-related interactions with suppliers and/or subcontractors.   
• Innovate better safety solutions.  
• Identify best practices to improve overall safety culture at Raytheon.  
• Understand and shape system safety/Human System Interfaces postures across the lifecycle (design, integration/ test, flight test, production, field, returns). 

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400).  This includes hardware and software safety related tasks.
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs e.g. MIL-STD-882 / DO-178.
• Experience with presentation skills to brief safety status to safety approval authority at technical reviews, safety review boards, and others as part of the safety approval process.
• Experience managing a safety program.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across a range of engineering functions to identify and mitigate risks.
• Active and transferrable final U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. US citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with briefing at the military safety review board.
• Experience with system and software safety implementation in Agile Development environment.
• Experience with interpersonal and project management skills, with the ability to manage a safety program and provide directions to support safety personnel.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development.
• Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration showcasing execution of Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472. 
• Experience with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, System Safety Working Groups.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible

Learn More & Apply Now!

• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.
• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
• This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:  
• Relocation Eligible

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX 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, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department ensures our products Safety and Human Factors disciplines are incorporated into all our engineering and program execution to provide for our customers critical needs.  Location: Aurora, CO

What You Will Do

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior System Safety Engineer to join our team.

As aSenior System Safety Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs
• Performing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, or customer’s approved equivalent
• Coordinating with customer safety representatives, applying methods, standards, and techniques to provide clarification of system requirements to software, hardware, and test personnel to ensure design and architecture considerations are appropriately allocated to the system and horizontally integrated across the development teams
• Coordinating with customer safety representatives to gain safety approval from appropriate Safety Review Board authorities
• Working across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls
• Collaborating with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds
• Performing System Safety planning, hazard analyses, and design analyses
• Briefing safety considerations at technical reviews and as part of the safety approval process
• Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards
• Preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program
• Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design
• Interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering
• Managing System Safety Working Group(s) between key Raytheon and Customer representatives
• Ability to work on Special Access Program(s)

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with System Safety Engineering and/or Software Safety Engineering
• Experience with complex systems and evaluating them for risk
• An active and transferrable final U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. US citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400).  This includes hardware and software safety related tasks 
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs e.g. MIL-STD-882 / DO-178
• Experience with presentation skills
• Experience solving complex problems by leveraging available resources and research material
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development
• Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration showcasing execution of Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472. 
• Experience with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, System Safety Working Groups

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible

Learn More & Apply Now!

• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.
• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
• This position requires the ability to obtain security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:  
• Relocation Eligible

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX 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, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and decommissioning of nuclear powered ships and submarines from Naval Reactors Headquarters and associated Department of Energy laboratories and shipyards.

Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction in areas such as reactor and fluid systems design, reactor physics, materials development, component design for steam generators, pumps, and valves, instrumentation and control for reactor and propulsion plants, testing and quality control, radiation shielding, and chemistry and radiological controls; review designs and analyses from laboratories, shipyards, and industry partners; coordinate with fleet units to ensure safe and reliable nuclear plant operation.

What to Expect Assume significant technical responsibility early in your career as part of a lean headquarters staff; work primarily in an analytical and oversight role rather than operating plants at sea; balance long term engineering projects with time sensitive fleet and shipyard issues; frequent coordination with senior civilian engineers, naval officers, and technical teams; high expectations for attention to detail, judgment, and written and oral communication.

Work Environment Work mainly at Naval Reactors Headquarters in the Washington, District of Columbia area with regular engagement with Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear training sites, shipyards, and nuclear powered ships and submarines; office based work that includes document reviews, technical meetings, inspections, and site visits rather than day to day shipboard watchstanding.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Officer commissioning through programs such as Officer Candidate School or the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program followed by a structured technical qualification program at Naval Reactors; rotational exposure to laboratories, prototypes, shipyards, and fleet support issues; progressive responsibility leading projects and becoming a subject matter expert, with opportunities for professional military education and advanced graduate study in technical fields.

Entry through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program for qualified college students and recent graduates, or selection via Officer Candidate School for those who already hold qualifying degrees; all applicants must meet Nuclear Propulsion Program academic and technical screening standards in addition to general officer commissioning requirements.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Completion of a rigorous technical degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related field that includes strong backgrounds in calculus and physics; outstanding academic record, particularly in technical coursework; United States citizenship and eligibility for a high level security clearance; strong technical aptitude and comfort with detailed analytical work.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.