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# Facility Engineer at Last Energy

- **Company:** Last Energy
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/last-energy/1fdcee43-af4b-41ab-920e-8505441a37cb

## Job description

Last Energy seeks a full-time Facility Engineer to serve as the engineering system owner of the PWR-5 Reactor facility. This role is responsible for the complete configuration, maintenance, and change management program for the PWR-5 — acting as the authoritative bridge between engineering and operations and ensuring the facility meets all applicable DOE requirements. The Facility Engineer will maintain an up-to-date, rigorous picture of the facility at all times, own the Master Equipment List, and develop and sustain the maintenance management program that keeps the PWR-5 operating safely and in compliance. This is a technically demanding, high-ownership role at the center of Last Energy's reactor deployment program.

## Key Duties & Responsibilities

- Serve as the single technical owner of the PWR-5 facility configuration — maintaining an accurate, continuously updated record of all systems, structures, and components
- Build, own, and maintain the Master Equipment List (MEL) for the PWR-5 facility, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and version control at all times
- Develop and manage a comprehensive maintenance management plan covering preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance across all facility systems
- Evaluate, document, and justify proposed changes to facility configuration, systems, or components — ensuring all modifications are properly reviewed, validated, and approved before implementation
- Act as the primary technical liaison between the engineering and operations teams, ensuring operational realities are reflected in engineering documentation and vice versa
- Support DOE compliance requirements related to facility configuration management, change control, and maintenance program documentation
- Conduct regular facility walkdowns and system reviews to identify discrepancies between as-built conditions and design documentation, and drive resolution
- Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal teams on facility modifications, equipment procurement, and maintenance activities
- Maintain a running log of all facility configuration changes, open action items, and maintenance history, providing regular status updates to engineering and operations leadership
- Support incident reviews, root cause analyses, and corrective action programs as they relate to facility systems and equipment

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, nuclear, electrical, or systems engineering, or a related field required
- 7+ years of experience in operations engineering, plant engineering, or a related role, preferably in a nuclear, power generation, or highly regulated industrial environment
- Strong systems-level thinking with demonstrated ability to understand and document complex system interactions and interdependencies
- Hands-on plant or facility experience — must be comfortable working in and around operating or construction-phase industrial facilities
- Meticulous attention to detail; proven track record of maintaining rigorous configuration and equipment records in a high-stakes environment
- Familiarity with configuration management principles, change control processes, and maintenance management programs
- Experience working within DOE, NRC, or equivalent regulatory frameworks is highly preferred
- Strong written communication skills; ability to produce clear, audit-ready technical documentation
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and drive tasks to closure without close supervision
- Willingness to travel frequently to the RELLIS campus and other facility sites as required

## About Last Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Last Energy develops and deploys micro modular pressurized water reactor (PWR) power plants using a full-service, factory-built model to deliver clean, reliable, on-site baseload electricity for industrial customers and utilities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital-Backed, Series C)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, USA (also has an office in Washington, D.C.)
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Founded by the Energy Impact Center (EIC), led by Bret Kugelmass [lastenergy.com/about](https://www.lastenergy.com/about)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Nuclear power generation, clean energy infrastructure, climate technology
- **Target customers**: B2B – data centers, energy-intensive industrial facilities, utilities seeking behind-the-meter or on-premises baseload power [lastenergy.com](https://www.lastenergy.com/)
- **Mission**: “How to deliver abundant, reliable energy fast enough to support modern industry and economic growth” [lastenergy.com/about](https://www.lastenergy.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **PWR-20**: A 20 MWe micro modular nuclear reactor based on proven pressurized water reactor technology. The plant is fully factory-fabricated, uses proprietary steel containment, and is designed for rapid on-site assembly. Last Energy acts as designer, owner, operator, and independent power producer, selling power under long-term purchase agreements [lastenergy.com](https://www.lastenergy.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total disclosed funding raised is **$324 M**; latest round was a **$101 M Series C** completed on July 18, 2025 [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265186-36)
- **Notable Investors**: AE Ventures, Astera Institute, Chaucer Global, Dysruptek, Endowment Arm [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265186-36)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 60 employees and growing [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265186-36)
  - 15 active patents, with several recently filed for containment structures [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265186-36)
  - Company status is “Generating Revenue” [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265186-36)
  - Active hiring for key operational roles in Austin, TX [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/last-energy)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-service delivery model**: Last Energy designs, builds, owns, and operates its plants, removing the need for customers to develop or finance nuclear assets.
- **Proven reactor technology**: Uses standard PWR technology (not novel) combined with factory modularization to reduce construction time and cost.
- **Proprietary steel containment**: Patented containment structures improve safety and simplify siting.
- **Behind-the-meter IPP structure**: Power purchase agreements provide stable revenue while customers get reliable, carbon-free baseload power without capital outlay.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the deployment of micro modular reactors to meet soaring electricity demand from AI, data centers, and industrial reshoring.
- Expanding factory production capabilities to accelerate time from order to operation.
- Growing its portfolio of power purchase agreements with utilities and large energy consumers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Dynamic and passionate team that blends fresh perspectives with seasoned expertise” — described as a fast-growing international team united by a mission to solve one of the hardest problems in energy [lastenergy.com/careers/jobs](https://www.lastenergy.com/careers/jobs)
- **Work policy**: Roles are currently on-site in Austin, TX or Washington, D.C. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/last-energy)
- **Impact**: Opportunity to work on the “most important challenge of our lifetime” with tangible progress toward global clean energy goals.
- **Engineering culture**: Hands-on work with hardware, nuclear systems, and modular manufacturing; strong patent activity indicates a culture of innovation.

## Sources
1. [lastenergy.com](https://www.lastenergy.com/)
2. [lastenergy.com/about](https://www.lastenergy.com/about)
3. [lastenergy.com/careers/jobs](https://www.lastenergy.com/careers/jobs)
4. [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/265186-36)
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/last-energy)

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