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General Engineer – 2025/2026

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
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General Engineer – 2025/2026

 

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) is seeking applicants for multiple General Engineering positions.  These positions are open to all engineering disciplines but there is specific interest in the following specialties: Fire Protection, Criticality Safety, Software Quality Assurance, Capital Project Safety Design, and Seismic/Earthquake.

This job announcement is now posted to USAJOBS.gov and can be accessed at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/844802500.  The USAJOBS.gov posting opens from September 2, 2025, and closes September 26, 2025. From September 27 through October 8, 2025, resumes and transcripts can be sent to techjobs@dnfsb.gov.

 

This position is within the DNFSB, Office of the Technical Director.  As an independent agency in the Executive Branch, the DNFSB oversees nuclear safety across the Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons complex.

 

Conditions of Employment:

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigation.
  • Must pass a drug screening.
  • Direct Deposit of pay is required.
  • Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.
  • Must be able to obtain a Q level security clearance.

 

Qualifications:

A bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering. Acceptable disciplines include:

 

  • Engineering Fields: Civil, Structural, Fire Protection, Reliability, Systems, Industrial, Mechanical, Nuclear, Electrical, Chemical, and other related engineering majors.

     
  • Mathematics and Science Fields: Seismology, Materials Science, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and other related majors.

 

OR

 

Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. 

 

Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.