Mechanical Engineer - Career

Mechanical Engineer

• Career CPCCo

• Richland, WA Posted:

  5/25/2026

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Expires:

8/23/2026

Job ID:

293440532 Job Description External Job Opportunity Title Mechanical Engineer

• Career Position Number 41174 Company Central Plateau Cleanup Comp City/State Richland, WA Location 200W/MO281 Posted 05/19/2026 Closes 05/26/2026 Regular/Temporary Regular Full/Part-Time Full-Time Job Duties/Scope Of Work

WORK SAFE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND BE A PART OF HISTORY WITH

CPCCo! At Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!

As a Central Waste Complex/Waste Receiving and Processing/Low Level Burial Grounds (CWC/WRAP/LLBG) Engineer, your primary responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:

• Report directly to the

CWC/WRAP/LLBG/CHWP

engineering manager.

• Qualify as a Design Authority / System Engineer for assigned systems.
• Assist/Lead in projects as assigned to support the WP&O organization achieve their goals.
• Ensure designs and modifications are consistent and do not challenge the Facility Nuclear Safety Basis.
• Ensure documents prepared are conducted in accordance with all applicable contractual requirements, company procedures, and applicable standard code requirements.
• Frequently communicate and interact with all management levels within the project, facility, central engineering, as well as, Department of Energy, Ecology, and any other regulatory agency as necessary.
• Maintain an environment where employees are free to raise safety issues, ethical concerns, or improvement initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Engineer Grade 19
• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline plus 8 years of relevant experience and at least 1 years of required relevant experience must be nuclear experience.
• Engineer Grade 20
• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline plus 10 years of relevant experience and at least 1 years of required relevant experience must be nuclear experience.

The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact. The level offered to the selected candidate will be based on the needs of the company and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Design Authority / System Engineer
• HVAC experience
• Mechanical design experience, including piping.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License
• Extensive experience working in a multidiscipline engineering environment with engineering processes and procedures
• DOD or DOE experienceCompensation & BenefitsIn accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market.

CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.

Expected annualized pay range based on full time schedule (40 hours per week):

• Grade 19: $104,200
• $166,650.
• Grade 20: $114,700
• $183,450.

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.

CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see https://cpcco.hanford.gov/page.cfm/CareersA few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:

• A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
• A standard 4-10's work schedule that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.

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