Hardware Program Manager - Steam Generator

About the Role

As the Hardware Program Manager - Steam Generator, you will own the delivery of one of the most critical components in our floating PWR: the steam generator. Sitting on our Supply Chain team, you will be the bridge between our mechanical and thermal-hydraulic engineers and the external vendors who design and fabricate this equipment. You will help translate engineering requirements into clear vendor specifications, critically evaluate the design feedback suppliers bring back to us, and confirm that every recommendation actually moves our program forward on performance, cost, and schedule. This is a hands-on role for someone equally comfortable reading a vendor drawing package, challenging a supplier's assumptions, and building the plan that gets the hardware to our barge.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of accountability for the steam generator program, owning scope, schedule, budget, and risk from requirements definition through fabrication, testing, and delivery to Long Beach.

• Partner with our mechanical and thermal-hydraulics engineers to capture steam generator requirements (thermal performance, pressure boundary, materials, and marine loading) and translate them into clear technical specifications and RFQ packages.

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify steam generator suppliers, including fabricators of tubing, forgings, and pressure vessels, and support contract negotiations alongside Supply Chain leadership.

• Lead technical exchanges and design reviews with vendors, critically evaluating their design feedback, deviation requests, and proposed alternatives to confirm they meet our requirements and steer the program in the right direction.

• Manage vendor document submittals such as drawings, calculations, weld procedures, and inspection and test plans, and drive timely internal review and disposition with Engineering and Quality.

• Track supplier progress through fabrication by expediting critical milestones, conducting shop visits, and driving recovery plans when schedule or quality issues arise.

• Work with the Quality team to ensure suppliers meet applicable codes and quality standards (ASME Section III, NQA-1) and to resolve nonconformances quickly.

• Maintain a living risk register and report program status, cost, and schedule to leadership clearly and honestly.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Nuclear, or Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 5+ years of experience in program management, supplier management, or technical procurement for major engineered equipment such as heat exchangers, pressure vessels, boilers, or steam generators.

• Working technical understanding of heat exchanger design and fabrication, enough to hold your own in a design review and push back on a vendor's assumptions.

• Hands-on experience managing vendor document reviews, inspection and test plans, and fabrication oversight for complex hardware.

• Familiarity with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and quality programs in a regulated industry.

• Demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated schedules, budgets, and risk registers.

• Clear, low-ego communicator who can translate between engineers, vendors, and leadership.

Desired Qualifications & Skills

• Direct experience with nuclear steam generators, including ASME Section III and NQA-1 supplier requirements.

• Background in naval nuclear, marine, or shipboard systems.

• Experience on first-of-a-kind hardware programs or building a supplier base from scratch at a startup.

• PMP certification or equivalent formal project management training.