10 X-energy engineering leaders
Snr. Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, Engineering, TRISO-X and Vice President, Project Engineering are among the current titles held by these X-energy engineering leaders, alongside directors and vice presidents of design, mechanical and integration work. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at X-energy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brad Morian
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Digital Engineering · X-energy
Brad Morian has been Senior Director, Digital Engineering at X-energy since September 2025, based in Denver. Brad Morian was Senior Director, IT Enterprise Information Systems (formerly Engineering Enablement) at Sierra Space from 2023 to 2025, Senior Director, Engineering Digital Transformation there from 2022 to 2023 and Director of Program Management and Enterprise PMO at AimLock from 2020 to 2021.
Brandon J. Blamer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Engineering, TRISO-X · X-energy
Brandon J. Blamer has been Vice President, Engineering, TRISO-X at X-energy since July 2024, based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. At X-energy Brandon J. Blamer was Director, Engineering, TRISO-X from 2022 to 2024, Program Manager - Process Engineering from 2021 to 2022 and R&D Scientist Process Engineer - Nuclear Fuel Production from 2016 to 2020.
Daniel Brown
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Fuel Development · X-energy
Daniel Brown was Vice President, Fuel Development at X-energy from July 2024 to March 2026, Director, TRISO Fuel Fabrication there from 2022 to 2024 and Program Manager, TRISO Fuel Fabrication from 2021 to 2022, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Daniel Brown has been Senior R&D Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since March 2026 and was Process Engineer at X-energy from 2016 to 2020.
Edward Schinner
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Design and Development · X-energy
Edward Schinner has been Vice President, Design and Development at X-energy since October 2024, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area, and lists the title Professional Engineer. At X-energy Edward Schinner was Director of Operations and Maintenance in 2024 and Maintenance Manager from 2022 to 2024, and was Senior Manager of Plant Engineering at Exelon Generation from 2019 to 2022.
Heather M. Connaway
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering, Energy Northwest New Nuclear Project · X-energy
Heather M. Connaway has been Director, Engineering, Energy Northwest New Nuclear Project at X-energy since September 2025, based in Washington, DC, with a headline naming the Cascade Project. At X-energy Heather M. Connaway was Deputy, Xe-100 Nuclear Generating Station Development from 2024 to 2025 and Lead, Microreactor Module from 2023 to 2024, and was Group Manager, Reactor Systems and Testing at Argonne National Laboratory in 2023.
James D. Roll, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Mechanical Engineering · X-energy
James D. Roll, P.E. has been Director of Mechanical Engineering at X-energy since September 2025, based in Rockville, Maryland, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. At X-energy James D. Roll, P.E. was Senior Manager from 2024 to 2025, Structural Design Lead in 2024 and Structural Analysis Manager from 2022 to 2024, and was Senior Engineer at Dominion Engineering from 2018 to 2022.
John C. Kennedy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · X-energy
John C. Kennedy was Director of Engineering at X-energy from April 2024 to September 2025 and has been Director of Emerging Technologies there since September 2025, based in Falls Church, Virginia, with a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering. John C. Kennedy has also been Program Manager for Space Nuclear Projects at X-energy since 2022 and was Senior Manager of Engineering there from 2023 to 2024.
Martin van Staden
LinkedInExperience: Snr. Vice President, Chief Technology Officer · X-energy
Martin van Staden has been Snr. Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at X-energy since October 2024, based in Rockville, Maryland. Martin van Staden lists Senior Vice President, Xe-100 Engineering Xe-100 Program Manager at X-energy since 2023 and Vice President Design Engineering there since 2013, and was President Chief Technical Officer at Aerotherm USA, supporting X-energy, from 2013 to 2023.
Patrick Robinson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering Integration · X-energy
Patrick Robinson has been Director, Engineering Integration at X-energy since September 2025, based in Columbia, Maryland. At X-energy Patrick Robinson was Deputy Project Director, Xe-100 System Development from 2024 to 2025, Director, Mechanical Engineer in 2024, Xe-100 Analysis Manager from 2022 to 2024 and Systems Engineer from 2021 to 2022.
Sean Miers
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Project Engineering · X-energy
Sean Miers has been Vice President, Project Engineering at X-energy since May 2026, based in Southport, North Carolina. Sean Miers was General Manager Engineering at GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy from 2021 to 2026, Engineering Manager there from 2019 to 2022, Senior System Engineer at GE Power from 2015 to 2022 and Shift Manager/Control Room Supervisor/Shift Technical Advisor at Progress Energy from 2008 to 2015.
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- 02How do you balance new technology work against delivery commitments?
- 03What have you learned about bringing together engineers with different technical backgrounds?
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