Systems Engineer - Advisory

About the role

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) is a U.S.-based company that provides nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine, and space exploration. The Systems Engineer position is available at BWXT's Enrichment Operations in Oak Ridge, TN.

Responsibilities

• Analyze stakeholder needs; derive, decompose, and allocate requirements to system/subsystem levels; maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop conceptual and detailed system architectures; define interfaces, control logic, and data flows.
• Execute trade studies supporting architecture decisions on performance, reliability, cost, and safety.
• Support the production of system description documents, interface definitions, schematics, and design inputs for production.
• Support the development of test plans/procedures; define verification methods; support HWIL, subsystem, and system-level testing.
• Lead or support SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR reviews.
• Apply configuration management and software/firmware version control best practices.
• Collaborate across disciplines like instrumentation & controls, mechanical/composites, materials, software, test, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Support proposal development and technical briefings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of systems engineering experience in defense, DOE, nuclear, or national security programs.
• Active DOE Q or DoD Top Secret (TS) clearance (required).
• Proficiency across the systems engineering lifecycle (requirements, architecture, integration, V&V, and test).
• Strong communication, analytical ability, and technical leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience applying SE concepts from design through manufacturing handoff, production planning, supplier integration, and production readiness reviews.
• Experience connecting PLM/MBSE ecosystems and establishing data traceability (e.g., Teamcenter, Windchill).
• Exposure to IoT/streaming frameworks (MQTT, Kafka, AWS IoT, Azure Digital Twins) for performance monitoring.
• Experience developing reduced-order models (ROMs) and hybrid physics–ML modeling approaches.
• Ability to collaborate with data scientists and translate model outputs into system requirements.

Pay

The base salary range for this position in Tennessee (US-TN) at the start of employment is expected to be between $114,000 and $165,000 per year. However, the base salary offered is based on local job market factors, and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.