System Engineer I
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on268, Howe Road, Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio, 45661, United States
The Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project, operated for the U.S. Department of Energy, is responsible for converting thousands of cylinders of legacy uranium hexafluoride into stable materials suitable for long-term storage and beneficial reuse. This is large-scale industrial engineering in a nuclear environment, where plant systems, process reliability, and safety engineering intersect every day.
For engineers who enjoy working on challenging industrial systems and solving real operational problems, this role offers a rare opportunity to contribute to one of the Department of Energy's most significant environmental cleanup missions.
As a Plant Systems Engineer, you will perform engineering and technical work supporting safe and reliable plant operations at the DUF6 conversion facility. You will serve as a key technical interface between engineering, operations, maintenance, and nuclear safety teams.
In this role, you will gain hands-on experience with complex industrial systems rarely seen outside the nuclear sector, including chemical processing, large-scale thermal treatment, mechanical and electrical plant systems, and nuclear safety controls. You will frequently become the technical authority for major plant systems, working closely with operations leadership and maintenance teams to ensure system configuration, operational readiness, and reliability improvement.
While nuclear experience is valuable, engineers from other complex industrial environments often transition successfully into this role. We encourage applications from professionals with backgrounds in power generation, chemical processing, petrochemical or refinery operations, large manufacturing facilities, and other highly regulated industrial environments. Experience supporting plant operations, system troubleshooting, reliability engineering, and maintenance coordination is highly transferable.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Work model: On-site
268, Howe Road, Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio, 45661, United States
Newton Township, Ohio
Experience in power generation facilities, chemical processing plants, petrochemical or refinery operations, large manufacturing facilities, industrial utilities or process plants, or highly regulated industrial environments.
Skills: Nuclear Safety, System Configuration Management, Reliability Engineering, Plant Troubleshooting, Process Automation, Control Systems, Industrial Ventilation, Thermal Processing, Chemical Processing, Material Handling.
Education: Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent.
MID-AMERICA CONVERSION SERVICES, LLC operates environmental services facilities in Lexington, Kentucky, managing the conversion of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride at U.S. Department of Energy sites near Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio. The company oversees operations designed to transform DUF6 inventory from former gaseous diffusion plants into a stable uranium oxide form suitable for reuse, storage, transportation, or disposition. This work supports the safe management of nuclear materials across the region.
The organization maintains a specialized focus on cylinder surveillance and maintenance for the conversion facilities and their associated equipment. Core responsibilities include operating the conversion processes to turn DUF6 into uranium oxide at both Paducah and Portsmouth locations. Additionally, the firm handles the reuse, storage, transport, and final disposition of the conversion end-products.
A key component of the business involves the production and sale of aqueous hydrofluoric acid generated during the conversion process. By managing these complex industrial activities, the company ensures the secure handling of materials while facilitating their transition into forms that can be safely stored or utilized for future applications within the environmental services sector.
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Experience
2+ yrs (Mid Level)
Education
Bachelor of Science in engineering or equivalent
Job Type
Full-Time
