Engineer Area Lead

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative solutions supporting critical missions across defense intelligence energy and civilian sectors. Our people are our competitive advantage driven by purpose collaboration and a commitment to delivering excellence for our customers and communities. We are currently seeking an Engineer Area Lead to support our Oak Ridge location.

The Area Lead will support engineering activities for emerging opportunities in the civil nuclear sector with a focus on advanced nuclear technologies and future nuclear new-build programs.

Key Responsibilities / Duties

- Coordinate layout building and physical design activities within assigned plant areas

- Ensure area-level design information is integrated and aligned across engineering disciplines

- Manage interfaces between layout engineers building/physical design engineers mechanical systems electrical systems and licensing teams

- Identify and resolve design clashes interface issues and integration challenges

- Track and manage design assumptions dependencies and risks affecting deliverables

- Identify design maturity gaps and support the development of mitigation strategies

- Ensure alignment of design outputs with licensing constructability and project requirements

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and design and layout teams

- Support development and maintenance of the integrated master schedule

Basic Qualifications

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in piping layout engineering or related technical field

- Experience supporting large-scale multidisciplinary engineering projects

- Strong understanding of plant layout physical design and interface coordination

- Ability to manage complex design integration activities across multiple disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with nuclear power plant design or other highly regulated industries

- Familiarity with advanced reactor designs

- Knowledge of constructability spatial design optimization and clash detection tools

- Experience supporting licensing-related design integration

Education Requirements

- Bachelors Degree in Piping Engineering Layout Engineering or a related engineering discipline required

Competencies

- Layout and Physical Design Integration

- Interface and Stakeholder Management

- Multidisciplinary Coordination

- Design Review and Quality Assurance

- Problem Solving and Risk Identification

- Communication and Technical Documentation

Compensation Details:

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities education experience skills internal equity market data applicable collective bargaining agreements and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health dental and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type location and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) the McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA) or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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