Lead Piping Stress Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Description

• Reviews and approves simple system/structural designs and prepares and reviews complex system/structural designs to ensure completeness, accuracy, quality, constructability, and operability.
• Prepares bid evaluations for complex systems and installation scopes. Participates in bid negotiations with vendors. May evaluate change orders on behalf of the client.
• Prepares and reviews major system, installation, and material specifications. Defines technical and commercial requirements, including scheduling of vendor submittals needed for design input.
• Pipe rupture evaluations, evaluation of pipe wall thinning due to flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) or microbiological induced corrosion (MIC), and pipe flaw evaluations.
• Performs engineering review of drawings. Reviews design input for complex system/structures. Defines client expectations for drawings. Coordinates interface between design and engineering. Actively participates in design reviews to ensure quality, constructability, and operability.
• Evaluation of hydraulic transients, evaluation of piping systems for thermal stratification effects, operability evaluations, and qualification of piping for hydrodynamic loads.
• Vibration monitoring and analysis to evaluate system operational vibrations associated with plant modifications and operating events, and to provide vibration prevention and mitigation solutions and designs.
• Reviews complex calculations and approves simple calculations. Provides technical guidance to project team members. Ensures that calculations are technically sound and in accordance with project requirements.
• Prepares and reviews single-discipline, complex reports/studies. Participates in the preparation of multi-discipline reports. Reviews studies and reports to ensure that conclusions are technically sound, cost-effective, and clearly communicated.

Requirements

• Experience with ANSYS Workbench and Mechanical ADP
• Working knowledge of commercially available piping products and their application
• Extensive knowledge of ASME B31.1 and ASME B&PV Section III piping codes
• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Aerospace, or Structural/Civil Engineering, from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program, with an emphasis in solid mechanics, structural analysis, theory of elasticity, metallurgy, and finite element analysis
• Knowledge of pipe condition assessment
• Knowledge of the design, selection, and application of pipe supporting elements
• Knowledge of gas dynamics and hydraulic transients
• Experience with AutoPIPE or PIPESTRESS software
• P.E. license
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• 10 or more years of relevant experience
• FSA & HSA
• The ability to navigate a 3D CAD model

Benefits

• Disability Coverage
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Discount Program
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Holidays
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Back-Up Daycare
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Vacation

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance