Mechanical Engineer II (Nuclear Security)

Location: Mercury, Nevada, United States; primary work in the forward area of the Nevada National Security Site, approximately 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Full-time 4/10 schedule, Monday–Thursday, subject to change.

Annual salary: $83,075.20–$124,612.80.

Company

hirify.global manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, providing high-hazard experimentation, incident response, engineering, field, integration, and environmental stewardship services.

What you will do

• Serve as facility/system engineer for assigned systems at the Device Assembly Facility and provide engineering support for operations, maintenance, and system readiness.
• Validate physical system configurations, maintain configuration-management documentation, and act as the subject matter expert for assigned systems.
• Conduct or oversee in-service inspections and technical surveillance requirement execution.
• Develop field programs, designs, reports, technical proposals, and technical analyses using prescribed codes, standards, software, and accepted practices.
• Coordinate discipline information with internal departments, outside vendors, technicians, and support personnel.
• Define procurement specifications, initiate purchase requests, and coordinate work on moderately complex projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an ABET-accredited engineering program for mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering; alternatively, a calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering or a Professional Engineer license.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience; skill-building experience must demonstrate deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge, and graduate research experience may be recognized.
• Ability to interpret applicable discipline codes and standards.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and control, electrical, mechanical, or electromechanical components.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures, learn and innovate, and complete assigned work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical reports and documents; strong organization, time management, safe work habits, and broad technical interests are expected.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, requiring U.S. citizenship and age 18 or older.
• Pre-employment drug testing, physical examination, background investigation, employment and education verification, and possible counterintelligence evaluation are required.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a pension, 401(k), paid time off, and 96 hours of paid holidays.
• Relocation assistance is available when located more than 75 miles from the work location.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement are provided.
• The workplace maintains a substance-abuse policy with random drug testing and is subject to federal security requirements.