Navy
ENGINEERING

Rating

122X

Naval Reactors Engineer (RL)

Description

Naval Reactors Engineers are offered a Postgraduate education in nuclear engineering at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After completion of this training, Naval Reactors Engineers are assigned five-year positions at Naval Reactors headquarters in Washington, D.C., approving, confirming, and planning the design, operation, and maintenance of over 100 nuclear reactors.

Core Skills

  • systems engineering
  • nuclear systems design review
  • reliability and safety analysis
  • configuration management
  • requirements engineering
  • technical risk assessment
  • root cause analysis
  • technical writing and documentation
  • regulatory compliance and standards
  • data analysis and modeling
  • project management
  • stakeholder communication
  • test and evaluation planning
  • quality assurance oversight
  • process improvement
  • cross-functional team leadership

Common Certifications

  • Engineer in Training (EIT)/Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License (Nuclear or Mechanical)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Safety
  • DOE/NRC Nuclear Facility Safety Certification

Civilian Career Paths

  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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