Intermediate Heat Exchanger Lead Engineer

Description

• Establish and maintain system requirements and design basis documents for the primary heat transport system.
• Lead design reviews for Intermediate Heat Exchanger.
• Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system design.
• Support the intermediate heat exchanger design by performing thermal hydraulic or mechanical analyses using hand calculation or software-based methods to support the design.
• Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities within a system, as well as their integration with an overall plant design delivery schedule.
• Develop testing requirements, test specifications, and provide technical oversight for testing related to the Intermediate Heat Exchanger.
• Review and perform owners’ acceptance of intermediate heat exchanger vendor deliverables.
• In addition to the role as Intermediate Heat Exchanger Lead Engineer, this engineer will support the primary heat transport system design by:
• Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems such as ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, etc.
• Propose and initiate testing programs for plant system qualification, as needed.
• Coordinating with other teams regarding the results of analyses, such as thermal, seismic, structural, pipe stress, heat transfer, and other analyses performed by others and integrate the results into plant design and operational decisions.
• Provide Support and oversight during test execution, evaluation of test results, and reporting of test results.
• Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages of system designs, including but not limited to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, and system interface drawings.
• Perform technical vendor oversight of intermediate heat exchanger designer.
• Support licensing activities related to the Natrium demonstration project by assisting in the preparation of licensing submittals,
• Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, working with the contract administrator to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables, as well as coordination and performance of technical reviews of deliverables.
• Develop and manage technical requirements for the Intermediate Heat Exchanger. This responsibility will include preparing or reviewing the Intermediate Heat Exchanger Design Specification and ensuring the correct application of ASME code rules to the design and fabrication of the component.
• Interface with design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, civil, and nuclear) to identify and develop plant design information and specify system design and performance criteria.
• Support design reviews as plant system and subsystem designs are established and refined.
• Work with other lead engineers on physical and fluid interface requirements and design.
• Generate design package for systems, sub-systems, and equipment designs including coordination of calculations, design reports, mechanical drawings, and engineering design specifications.
• Contributing to the design of nuclear and industrial process systems and sub-systems from requirements through final design.

Requirements

• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and lead a design team’s effort with minimal direction.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Demonstrated experience in the design of complex mechanical systems, structures and equipment.
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Previous experience with nuclear reactors or similar high-performance systems or equipment design is highly desired.
• B.S. in Mechanical or related discipline from an accredited university and 15+ years direct experience. Advanced degrees can be accepted in lieu of experience.
• Travel required 0-5%
• Experience with tube-and-shell heat exchanger design and applying TEMA standards, preferably with experience with heat exchangers that provide a portion of a reactor primary coolant pressure boundary.
• Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1.
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 20 pounds
• Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
• Experience applying ASME Section III Code to the design of tube and shell heat exchangers. Light water reactor steam generator design is a plus.
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standing and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day
• Ability to work on simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.

Benefits

• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
• Life and Disability
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
• Relocation Assistance
• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Gender Affirmation Benefits
• 10 paid holidays
• 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k Plan
• Generous Holiday Schedule

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance