Balance of Plant Engineer

The ocean is the largest undeveloped frontier on earth and the next chapter of abundant energy will be written at sea. Were building the infrastructure to power it.

Ocean Atomics is an American company designing licensing and assembling a standardized nuclear electric power plant and the surrounding support systems for maritime applications. We will install these plants on any vessel built to our nuclear-ready standards and will provide end-to-end sustainment in our planned nuclear lifecycle dockyard. We will help develop the licensed operators to unlock this new capability for your energy intensive application at sea. To move fast and to lead the creation of this new market we are leveraging the compact proven systems enabled by water-cooled reactors.

Scale nuclear energy. Power generations.

A maritime commons thriving with abundant economical modern and safe nuclear-powered activity built serviced and staffed by re-industrialized American shipyards and people.

Role Summary

Designs and analyzes the balance of plant (BOP)turbine generator condenser feedwater heaters condensate/feedwater systems and related equipmentthat converts nuclear steam into electricity optimizing cycle performance within the ships space weight and operating constraints.

• Design and analyze BOP systems including the turbine-generator condenser feedwater heaters deaerator and condensate/feedwater systems.

• Develop and optimize the thermal cycle and heat balance to maximize plant efficiency output and ramp rates across operating conditions.

• Size and specify BOP equipment and define system requirements interfaces and operating limits.

• Coordinate with thermal-hydraulics layout and construction teams to integrate BOP systems within shipboard space weight and installation constraints.

• Document system designs performance analyses and as-built configurations and support design reviews and acceptance testing.

• Bachelors degree in mechanical or nuclear engineering required (advanced degree preferred).

• Experience designing or analyzing power conversion / balance-of-plant systems.

• Proficiency with heat balance and thermal cycle modeling tools.

• Strong grounding in thermodynamics heat transfer and rotating equipment.

• Familiarity with steam turbine-generator systems and associated auxiliaries.

• Nuclear and/or navy experience preferred

Dont meet every bullet Wed still like to hear from you. If youre excited by the mission and most of this resonates apply.

Export control notice

This role involves access to information subject to U.S. export control laws including unclassified nuclear technology governed by the U.S. Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. Depending on a candidates status access may require DOE authorization which Ocean Atomics may apply for. Any offer is contingent on your ability to work in compliance with these requirements. We evaluate all applicants regardless of citizenship or national origin except where required by law.

Every industry on Earth needs scalable clean energy and the ocean is the ideal place to unlock it. Joining Ocean Atomics means building real lasting infrastructure the kind that powers generations. The world needs abundant energy. Lets make it happen.

We are committed to a workplace free of discrimination and do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations; if you need an accommodation during the application process contact

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