
This active officer role as a Nuclear Engineer involves designing, regulating, and overseeing the Navy's nuclear propulsion program from headquarters. Key responsibilities include providing technical direction on reactor design, fluid systems, and safety controls while coordinating with shipyards and fleet units to ensure reliable operations. The position offers significant technical responsibility early in a career within a lean staff, focusing on analytical oversight rather than shipboard watchstanding. It appeals to candidates seeking a mission-driven environment with opportunities for professional growth, advanced graduate study, and rotational exposure to laboratories and prototypes. The work arrangement is primarily office-based in the Washington, D.C. area with regular site visits to laboratories and shipyards.


















