Director, Engineering Integration

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. Job Description This role provides leadership and full authority and accountability for the strategic direction, technical integration, and organizational performance of the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering disciplines. The Director sets the vision, technical standards, and staffing strategy across these disciplines, ensuring that engineering systems, platforms, and applications are integrated to optimize plant-wide performance, streamline workflows, and maximize data flow and system efficiency across the organization. Initially, a main focus for this role will be to lead the establishment of ERP implementation readiness and architecture in partnership with senior leadership, enabling enterprise-wide integration capability. Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities Provide leadership and full accountability for the performance of the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and organizational strategy. Set the strategic direction for integrating new hardware and software systems across disciplines, establishing enterprise-wide standards for interoperability, architecture, and design. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams, including development, product, and operations, to define enterprise integration requirements and approve tailored, organization-wide solutions. Direct the analysis of existing systems across all five disciplines and approve integration strategies, improvements, or replacements that support long-term plant and business objectives. Establish governance for technical documentation standards across integration procedures, architectures, and configurations, ensuring consistency and audit readiness across disciplines. Oversee the development of integration processes, including data flows, system automation, and interface troubleshooting, ensuring seamless operation across the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering functions. Approve integration testing and validation strategies to ensure interoperability across connected systems and applications enterprise-wide. Serve as the primary technical authority and executive point of contact for integration matters, representing the disciplines to senior leadership, regulators, and external partners as needed. Direct the monitoring and optimization of system performance across integrated platforms, ensuring compliance with nuclear quality, security, and regulatory requirements, including NRC readiness. Manage staffing, hiring, and resource planning across the Plant Integration, Plant Support Systems, Physical Plant Integration, and Systems Engineering teams, and mentor and develop discipline leads and senior engineering staff. Set annual and long-term budgets for the disciplines in conjunction with other leadership team members, and develop cost containment and resource optimization strategies. Represent the integration disciplines in project gating and phase-gate reviews, providing recommendations on technical readiness, risk, and required mitigations. Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication. Perform other duties as assigned by leadership. Job Profile Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related technical field required; advanced degree (e.g., MS, MEng, MBA) preferred. Typically, fifteen or more years of progressive experience in systems integration, plant engineering, or a related technical field, including significant experience leading, supervising, or mentoring engineering staff across multiple disciplines. Demonstrated experience leading integration efforts across multiple engineering disciplines, such as plant integration, systems engineering, and plant support systems, in a highly regulated or complex technical environment. Excellent communication skills necessary to translate complex technical integration strategy to executive leadership, regulators, and non-technical stakeholders. Ability to work independently and set strategic direction for complex, cross-disciplinary programs with full authority and accountability, and to produce and approve detailed technical documentation. Ability to meet export control requirements. Location 9801 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, Maryland Work Site Expectations 4 days in office Travel Expectations Up to 10% Hours Standard office hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm ET, Monday – Friday Compensation As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives. Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is: $213,750-$242,500 Position Job Classification Full time - Exempt Benefits X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters X Energy, LLC participates in E-Verify. Please visit the links below for more information about E-Verify and the protection of your Right to Work. Right To Work Link: If you have the right to work, don't let anyone take it away (e-verify.gov) E-Verify Participation Link: E-Verify Participation Poster English and Spanish Company Purpose X-energy is delivering the next generation of carbon-free energy by reinventing nuclear power. We believe in leaving a cleaner planet for our children and grandchildren, while continuing to provide sufficient and affordable power to sustain growing populations around the world. That is why we have reinvented nuclear power, with a unique combination of proven technologies and new innovations, to meet our current and future needs. Accessibility Policy Whether a requested accommodation would create an undue hardship will be determined based on the facts of each particular case. It is an applicant’s or employee’s responsibility to participate in this interactive process by seeking an accommodation, assisting X-energy in reviewing accommodation alternatives and providing medical certification of the need for an accommodation. Any applicant or employee who wishes to seek an accommodation under this policy should contact the Human Resources Department via email at View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr X-Energy, LLC