Sr. Design Engineer

Position Summary :

This is a Senior Engineering position mainly focused on project thermal and mechanical design & engineering for project activities. The duties for this position involve reviewing customer specifications, performing mechanical design calculations and associated analysis (including numeric analysis / FEA), preparing, checking and / or reviewing manufacturing drawings as well as presenting, documenting and updating of these activities to others as necessary. This position will require supporting all design engineering activities (ex. proposal and / or project level) when the need arises. The position may require some degree of interaction with internal personnel in sales, contracts, project management, proposal engineering, procurement, estimating, and manufacturing. The position must consider minimizing risk and exposure to the Company while working with all team members to achieve the sales and execution goals and margins. The position also involves the development of standards to facilitate the thermal and mechanical design and drafting of various types of Heat Exchangers for the ASME Section III Program.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Review contract requirements, client technical specifications, sales package and all design data. Interpret and comprehend all pertinent information for various types of nuclear power plant heat exchangers for the development of competitive and state of the art designs.
• Perform mechanical and structural calculations (including numeric analysis / FEA), prepare design details, generate design breakdowns, produce fabrication drawings and bills of materials, analyze foundation loading, perform relevant code calculations, prepare performance curves and operating / instruction manuals, and complete all required analysis for heat exchangers per HEI, ASME, TEMA, PED, and any other US and international standards, as necessary, using in-house proprietary software and commercial programs, and prepare any manual calculations for unconventional applications.
• Develop required general arrangement drawings, fabrication details, assembly drawings, P&IDs, and Bill of Material drawings.
• Review fabrication drawings for conformity to client specification and applicable codes and standards.
• Issue final Drawings / Document Packages to Workshops or clients.
• Assist with preparation of technical comments and technical follow-up with customers during proposal and project execution.
• Complete mechanical design and required mechanical analysis. Support discussions on quality assurance requirements and construction materials with the external customer, as well as, internal customers such as engineering, estimating, supply management and global sourcing departments.
• Check the detailed drawings of vendor accessory equipment. Furnish comments to the sub-vendors of the ancillary equipment.
• Notify the Project Manager of contract changes that result in price additions or deducts, scope variations that could have an impact on cost, quality, or delivery schedule.
• Develop and expand in-house design automation programs to facilitate mechanical design and drafting of various types of Heat Exchangers. Design output of this automation program, including bills of materials, will be linked to an estimating program for sales / proposal support.
• Perform onsite equipment inspections and create reports documenting findings.
• Development and publish comprehensive engineering and design standards for all Section III product offerings.

Job Requirements / Skills, Knowledge and Abilities :

Advanced knowledge of mechanical calculations and design programs : Intergraph CADWorx / PV Elite, Codeware / Compress, RCS, HTRI or other industry recognized design software.