Equipment Design and Sourcing Engineer

Position: Equipment Design and Sourcing Engineer

Salary Range: Level IV: $106,000 to $149,000 / Level V: $113,400 to $189,000

Benefits: Robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with %5 employer match,

Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, 20 days universal leave, Annual Merit Increase, Annual C.O.L.A increase, Annual Bonus.

Relocation: Financial assistance available for qualified candidates.

Location: Rockville, MD

Travel Expectations: potential 15% to vendors for Level V’s

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday

Work Site Expectations: 4 days a week in office, 1 day at home

Job Description:

Combine your engineering knowledge and business insights, to vet engineering services, equipment designers and fabricators to help develop a supplier network that will support the Xe-100 high temperature gas cooler reactor. Work with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supplier partners to source first-of-a-kind equipment and components critical to reactor success.

Our ideal candidate has a strong, continuing interest in engineering, but has also recognized engineering has an inseparable business connection balancing engineering endeavors with real world capability, cost, and timeline. Candidates with an Engineering degree and a MBA preferred.

Job Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering or Science and a MBA or business degree preferred.
• Typically, 5 years of experience for a Level III, 10 years for a Level IV and 15 years for a Level V.
• Experience with developing scopes of work for services and technical and quality requirements for procurement of equipment.
• Experience in nuclear industry, utility, manufacturing or other highly regulated industry or technical industry.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop equipment and service suppliers to establish a robust supply chain that supports project goals and supply chain regional localization targets.
• Prepare category plans, perform category spend and risk analysis; plan and implement negotiation strategies; design and implement category and supplier risk mitigation strategies; plan and implement contract management for contracts within category.
• Conduct negotiations with suppliers relating to contract costing, schedule, Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), and technical requirements. Negotiate and establish long-term strategic supplier agreements to achieve strategic objectives and generate revenue.
• Manage equipment and service contracts to ensure on time purchase and delivery to the project schedule.
• Perform reviews of specifications, equipment datasheets, and Scopes of Work to ensure all technical and quality requirements are specified to facility accurate supplier proposals.
• Coordinate with the Quality Assurance (QA) department to qualify suppliers, determine correct contract QA requirements, and identify appropriate hold and surveillance activities.
• Develop close working relationships with suppliers and end customers.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure that contract terms and conditions are met or exceeded and performance meets customer expectations. Take initiative to resolve supplier performance issues.