Job Description

Overview

Hatch is seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer – Nuclear to join their team in Houston, TX. The company is committed to positive change in the energy sector, focusing on innovative and sustainable solutions across various fields including nuclear energy.

Responsibilities

  • Perform mechanical and piping engineering functions within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Assist project teams in understanding project requirements related to scope, execution strategy, cost, and schedule.
  • Ensure delivery of project requirements while following the Nuclear Quality Management System (NQMS).
  • Support site field visits to obtain information and data for projects.
  • Prepare, support, and review equipment identification and selection activities.
  • Prepare, support, and review piping system design activities.
  • Support the population of information into the data-centric project environment.
  • Interface with vendors throughout the design and procurement process.
  • Support direct interfaces with clients throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Participate in HAZOP reviews.
  • Assist in the resolution of engineering issues during the project lifecycle.
  • Promote and maintain ethical and professional practices in engineering work.
  • Adhere to and promote the Hatch corporate safety culture.
  • Support business development efforts and strategic initiatives in the nuclear industry.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Approximately 7–10 years of engineering experience.
  • Strong deliverable focus with effective work planning.
  • Ability to learn and understand inter-discipline dependencies related to mechanical and piping engineering.
  • Exposure to procurement, contracting, and commissioning methodologies.
  • Experience working in pressurized water reactor (PWR) and boiling water reactor (BWR) plants.
  • Experience with advanced Generation IV reactors is desirable.
  • Experience within a nuclear quality management system (ASME NQA-1).
  • Sound knowledge of codes and standards applicable to the nuclear industry.
  • Well-developed communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) status is preferred.
  • Site experience in a technical role is preferred.
  • Eligibility to work on export-controlled projects subject to 10 CFR 810.
  • Ability to travel for short-term business trips domestically and internationally.

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX, United States.
  • Flexible work environment.
  • Long term career development.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$33/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 204 different employers. 105 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,322 other active welding openings from 610 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (32), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Engineer - Nuclear figures were last recalculated when this page was built.