NCBE Mechanical Engineer
Chattanooga, TN · HybridJob$58–73K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Mechanical Engineer 1 will join Westinghouse’s New Component and BWR Engineering team in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on a hybrid schedule. The role supports large-component design, analysis, and fabrication, including replacement steam generators and AP1000 primary components. It also involves engineering calculations, design documentation, coordination with technical leads, project managers, and customers, and occasional travel to customer, manufacturing, and nuclear plant sites.
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Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
As a Mechanical Engineer 1 you will work in our New Component and BWR Engineering team, located in Chattanooga, TN.
You will report to the Manager for New Components & BWR Engineering and work a hybrid schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provide technical support for assigned work performed on large component design, analysis, and fabrication; focus on replacement steam generators, AP1000 primary components, and BWR engineering.
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Perform analytical calculations (structural, dynamic and thermal hydraulic) and evaluations using a variety of engineering tools and methods. Develop documentation related to these calculations and analyses.
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Develop design documentation for safety and non-safety related hardware; this includes manufacturing drawings, functional and design specifications, and qualification reports.
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Work with technical leads, project managers, and customers in the coordination of activities associated with assigned work scope.
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Occasionally traveling to customer and manufacturing vendor sites to provide on-site support, deliver presentations, and aid in issue resolution.
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Willing to support occasional travel to a nuclear plan
Qualifications:
- BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or recognized equivalent required.
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. We estimate the base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, to be $58,400 to $73,000 per year.
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Why Westinghouse?
Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:
• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
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How this job compares
Set against the 7,418 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$58–73K/yr
- Tennessee median$93–151K/yr74 salary ranges
- US median$105–160K/yr4,436 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $66K, is 45% below the Tennessee median midpoint ($119K) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Tennessee.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 145 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 7,418 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
- Sargent & Lundy24 open
- Jacobs12 open
- Amentum10 open
- Experience
- Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (6,190 postings).
- Education
- 5,102 of the 7,418 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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