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Principal Engineer

Tap Growth ai
Aiken, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/11/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/11/2025
We're Hiring: Principal Engineer!

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to lead complex technical initiatives and drive engineering excellence.

Location: Aiken, SC

Work Mode: On-site

Role: Principal Engineer

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges involving unique or controversial problems.
  • Creatively meet all company and industry requirements, applying site systems to achieve quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
  • Provide quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
  • Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields to resolve complex problems.
  • Incorporate advanced technical practices and complex features, such as:
    • Complicated technical requirements
    • Use of new or special materials or processes
    • Difficult coordination or oversight requirements
  • Provide leadership and direction inside and outside departmental lines for programs requiring:
    • New approaches to problems
    • New applications of existing engineering or scientific principles
  • Evaluate program results and prepare reports and recommendations.
  • Identify and recommend improvements where existing technology or methodology is inadequate.
  • Remain informed on technological advancements relevant to assigned areas.
  • Prepare project plans, including:
    • Schedules
    • Budgets
    • Personnel requirements
  • Monitor:
    • Progress
    • Budget expenditures
    • Work quality
  • Communicate results and objectives verbally and in writing to customers, colleagues, and management.
  • Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
  • Enhance field expertise through leadership in local technical societies.
  • Demonstrate creativity through:
    • Patent disclosures
    • Problem solving
    • Engineering reports
    • Technical papers and articles
EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D. in applicable science or engineering discipline with 5 years’ experience, OR
  • M.S. with 8 years’ experience, OR
  • B.S. with 10 years’ experience or more

EXPERIENCE / SKILLS REQUIRED:

Personnel shall have technical knowledge of Commissioning/Startup Testing, including experience in:

  • Conduct of Startup Testing
  • Design Reviews
  • Procedure Development
  • Test Execution

Additional Requirements

  • Experience using and implementing Manual 5E, Startup Test Program, and related directives/standards (or equivalent Commissioning/Startup programs)
  • Experience developing, reviewing, approving, and presenting Technical Work Documents/Commissioning Test Procedures
  • Demonstrated accountability for:
    • Facility/project schedules
    • Deadlines
    • Budgets
    • Safe performance of work
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance
  • Minimum 1 year of recent testing experience supporting the DOE or commercial nuclear industry
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Active DOE L or Q clearance within the past 2 years
  • Startup Testing Execution Qualification Level II or III (per ASME NQA-1 test program)

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