SHINE Technologies is seeking a highly motivated an Chemical Process Engineering Manager will oversee and directly manage individual contributors within the Chemical Process Systems group of the Chrysalis Project. This role is designed for a technically proficient and experienced supervisor who can drive engineering excellence, ensure compliance to SHINE’s nuclear quality assurance program, manage their team to the project schedule, and foster team development.
The base salary range for this position is $137,000 - $160,000 per year plus a comprehensive compensation package. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Specific duties and responsibilities of the Chemical Process Engineering Manager include, but are not limited to:
Leadership & Management
- Manage technical contributors across Molybdenum generation, extraction, and purification process systems.
- Conduct weekly team meetings to review goals, performance metrics, and provide project updates to engineering management.
- Provide constructive feedback and coaching to team members.
- Participate in hiring and onboarding processes, ensuring alignment with technical and cultural expectations.
- Communicate effectively with internal teams including Procurement, Construction, and other Engineering groups.
Technical Oversight
- Own and update the Final Safety Analysis Report and Technical Specifications for Chemical Process Systems, ensuring safety changes are submitted to the NRC in collaboration with Corporate Licensing.
- Approve engineering documents by ensuring viable technical methods are used in the engineering documents, auditing for procedural compliance, and ensuring alignment with project goals.
- Represent Engineering in Compliance Action Tracking Committee meetings.
- Provide subject-matter expertise and training for new hires and temporary/transition personnel.
Project & Schedule Management
- Develop and maintain project schedules with work tasks and milestones.
- Conduct weekly and quarterly reviews of schedule tasks to identify gaps and optimize timelines.
- Work with Project Controls to update the schedule activities in Primavera P6.
Decision Making
- Drive appropriately scoped decision-making within the team.
- Leverage risk-based techniques to make independent technical decisions.
- Align team focus with organizational vision and communicate critical decisions to leadership.
Feedback & Continuous Improvement
- Seek regular feedback from management and incorporate it into performance improvements.
- Maintain availability to remove roadblocks and support team success.
Required Qualifications:
- PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field, or 15+ years of experience in chemical engineering, preferably in molybdenum extraction or similar processes.
- Proven ability to develop subject-matter expertise across diverse systems.
- Strong understanding of licensing basis and regulatory compliance.
Preferred Skills:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
- Experience with schedule planning tools (e.g., P6).
- Familiarity with document approval processes and procedural auditing.
- Ability to engage constructively with peers and stakeholders.
Personal Attributes:
- Diplomatic and direct communication style.
- High accountability and ownership of performance.
- Strong work ethic and team collaboration.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a sense of urgency.
- Integrity and professional presence.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
- Requires frequent leaning, bending, stooping, crouching, grasping, and reaching above the shoulders and below the knees.
- Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 40 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
- Fine motor coordination and strong depth perception is beneficial.
- Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
- Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship.
Eligibility for employment is conditioned on the applicant’s ability to qualify for access to information subject to U.S. Export Controls. Additionally, applicant’s eligibility may be conditioned based upon meeting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements for access to Safeguards Information, which typically requires a pre-employment drug screen, fingerprinting and criminal background check.
SHINE values diversity in all its forms as a critical component of innovation, which is fundamental to our success. Every member of the SHINE community benefits from the talents and experiences of our peers, from the mutual respect we exercise, and from the responsibility we take for our actions.
SHINE Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.