Mechanical Senior Design Engineer

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Mechanical Senior Design Engineer

- Qualifies as a Certifying Engineer in accordance with ASME III Appendix XXIII

Duration (in 2025):

February to end of September.

Workload for each engineer:

February – 120 hours over 3 weeks

March to September – approx. 5 hours per month (nothing guaranteed)

September – 40 hours over 1 week

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity

• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers

• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements

• Develop and review specifications and design criteria

• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity

• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients

• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures

• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines

• Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting

• Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts

• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals

• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and minimum ten (10) years of work-related

• Experience Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors

• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards

• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines

• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs

• Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects

• Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

Discipline Specific Job Requirements

• Ability to prepare and review calculations and specifications for equipment in support of

• Piping & Instrumentation Diagram ( P&ID) development

• Demonstrated proficiency in reading and working with P&IDs

• Demonstrated design experience in areas such as mechanical systems and equipment design and specification

• Demonstrated proficiency with 2D CADD applications such as Bentley MicroStation and

• Autodesk AutoCAD

• Establish equipment requirements and prepare equipment data sheets for mechanical

• equipment including unfired and fired heat transfer equipment, packaged equipment, pressure vessels, pumps and compressors, or packaged equipment

• Evaluate dimensions, equipment connections, and equipment performance including pressure profiles, heat transfer rates, and off-design cases

• Provide equipment sizing and application support to project development or process

• Participate in material selection for equipment

• Develop and revise equipment lists, narrative specifications, equipment standards, equipment general arrangement and outline drawings

• Participate in supplier/contractor bid clarification, negotiation, and/or award meetings

• Review and comment on supplier/contractor drawings and data

• Represent Mechanical in model reviews and closely monitor

• Provide consultation during fabrication and witness testing of equipment

• Provide consultation and/or on-site assistance for the installation, commissioning, and/or startup of equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license

• Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1

• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials

• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects

• Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out

• Practical field experience

• EPC project experience for the following industries:

• U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency

Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program

Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology

Intermediate knowledge of:

• Instrumentation and control (I&C) specifications for equipment

• Finite element analysis

• Design of mechanical equipment through all stages of a project from conceptual phase to design development, construction, and commissioning

• Mechanical equipment in one or more of the following specialties: rotating equipment,

pressure vessels, unfired and fired heat transfer equipment, packaged equipment, or • metallurgy and welding