Chemical Engineer (P.E.) (3946)

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Chemical Engineer (P.E.) (3946) in Paducah, KY. This is a remote position with travel to Paducah when needed.

Navarro is an award-winning provider of turnkey solutions, delivering comprehensive nuclear, environmental and technical services to federal agencies, commercial enterprises and private clients across the United States. Our expertise supports organizations such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense and NASA, while also extending to commercial industries and private sector partners facing complex engineering, technical and environmental challenges. Navarro specializes in nuclear operations, environmental remediation, D&D, waste management, advanced energy, facilities management, and technical and professional services. For more information, please visit Navarro-inc.com.  

Position Summary 

Navarro is seeking a Kentucky-licensed Professional Engineer (PE) - Chemical to support bid and task-based design engineering services for Department of Energy (DOE) facility modification work in Paducah, Kentucky. This role supports chemical engineering design scope for existing DOE-owned facilities, including chemical systems, treatment systems, process flow development, and related engineering deliverables. 

The work consists of chemical engineering support for modifications to existing facilities, including development of specifications, calculations, evaluations, statements of work, design drawings, process flow documentation, and field visits or project meetings at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant as required by individual task assignments. 

Responsibilities 

• Provide chemical engineering support for DOE facility modification projects, chemical systems, treatment systems, and related process design scope. 

• Develop and review chemical engineering specifications, calculations, engineering evaluations, statements of work, design drawings, process flow documentation, and technical design deliverables. 

• Support development of process flow for treatment systems and coordinate with vendors on selection of treatment media where applicable. 

• Apply chemical engineering judgment to industrial chemical, treatment media, process system, and regulated facility design considerations. 

• Apply applicable design codes, standards, site procedures, engineering design control requirements, and assigned quality levels to task-based engineering work. 

• Coordinate with project managers, design engineering management, discipline leads, client representatives, and other technical staff to support task execution, reviews, schedules, and field visit needs. 

• Support work planning, technical input, milestone deliverables, engineering documentation, and design activities on an intermittent or task-specific basis as project requirements are defined. 

• Comply with site access, safety, quality assurance, security, radiological control, and worker safety and health requirements applicable to DOE facility work. 

Requirements

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline. 

• Experience developing chemical engineering design products, including specifications, calculations, evaluations, statements of work, design drawings, and process flow documentation for chemical systems. 

• Department of Energy (DOE) experience is required. 

• Experience supporting engineering work in industrial, chemical processing, nuclear processing, environmental, or other complex regulated facility environments. 

• Ability to support task-based engineering assignments that may range from a few weeks to several months, depending on design scope and project needs. 

• Ability to provide individual Kentucky PE license information for proposal submittal purposes; associated subcontractor firm must hold a current permit in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to perform engineering services. 

• Ability to support field visits and/or project meetings at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah, Kentucky, as needed. 

• Ability to meet DOE site access, badging, security, training, safety, quality assurance, and radiological control requirements, as applicable. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with treatment system media, including ion exchange, carbon, or related treatment media. 

• Knowledge of industrial chemicals and experience coordinating with vendors on selection of treatment media. 

• Experience with HF, fluorine, or uranium. 

• Experience supporting chemical or nuclear processing facilities, environmental remediation, waste management, or treatment system design. 

• Experience coordinating chemical engineering design scope with civil/structural, mechanical, electrical, I&C, project management, safety, quality, and field execution stakeholders. 

Education and Experience 

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline and current Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky are required. DOE experience and chemical engineering experience supporting industrial, nuclear, environmental, chemical system, treatment system, process flow, or other complex regulated facility design work are required. 

Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required. 

Navarro is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, or any classification protected by applicable state or local law. 

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Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability