Design Engineer for Nuclear Equipment

6 days ago


Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States Sargent & Lundy Full time

About Sargent & Lundy

Sargent & Lundy is a leading engineering design and consulting firm that provides cutting-edge solutions to the management and operating contractors for US Department of Energy (DOE) sites and national laboratories.

Our Government Services Division offers a unique opportunity to work on multi-discipline design teams supporting projects cleaning up the environmental damage associated with the legacy nuclear weapons production complex and/or preserving our country's nuclear deterrent.

We are seeking a skilled Design Engineer for Nuclear Equipment to join our team in Oak Ridge, TN.

Job Summary

This is a mid-level design engineering position that offers a variety of challenging opportunities in Mechanical Engineering and will provide an excellent opportunity for career advancement:

  • Lead mechanical design engineering efforts on a multi-disciplined project design team and apply mechanical engineering expertise to the design and analysis of special purpose equipment, pressure vessels, and interfacing systems, controls, and structural support elements
  • Prepare or review complex calculations
  • Review simple mechanical systems/equipment designs, and prepare complex system/equipment designs
  • Prepare documented design input for drawing production (i.e., P&IDs, machine layouts, general arrangements, etc.); Review design input for simple mechanical systems/equipment. Perform engineering review of drawings
  • Prepare or review equipment specifications; Prepare material specifications
  • Prepare bid evaluations for systems and components. Solicits data from vendors
  • Prepare or review simple reports/studies
  • Develop single-discipline/simple-scope project budgets, schedules, and project work plans; Monitor own work to ensure it is completed within budget and on schedule
  • Use effective written and oral communication skills to convey information to project team members and managers
  • Present written technical information in a clear and concise manner in all deliverables
  • Prepare reports and deliverables that are clearly understood and meet client requirements; Communicate clearly in meetings with client and summarizes meeting notes in a clear and timely manner
  • Communicate with vendors via clearly written and complete specifications, and via bid evaluation activities
  • Identify applicable standards for technical tasks
  • Maintains and utilizes a working knowledge of accepted engineering design standards and practices in the execution of design work that will meet the client's needs and conform to company standards; Ensure conformance to standard methods of analysis, evaluation of results, design procedures, and presentations of conclusions and recommendations
  • Monitor the work of assigned staff on technical matters pertinent to project assignments; Maintain assigned tasks within schedule and budget to fit the needs of the projects
  • Attend project meetings and perform field walkdowns
  • May mentor engineers new to the firm

About You

We are looking for a highly skilled Design Engineer with experience in mechanical engineering in a nuclear environment. The ideal candidate will have:

  • A BSME or MSME degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program (PE desired but not required)
  • A minimum of years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical engineering in a nuclear environment (DOE preferred, commercial nuclear power, U.S. Navy, or related support industries considered)
  • Experience with specialty equipment (e.g., gloveboxes, pressure vessels, fume hoods, etc.) design and analysis a must; Similar project experience will be considered
  • Experience with producing engineering designs and analysis for piping, HVAC, or radioactive material handling systems; Experience with more than one type of system is a plus
  • Experience with ASME B31 and/or AG-1 and N509/510 codes
  • Proficiency in computational engineering analysis software such as ANSYS, AFT Fathom, Arrow, Impulse, etc., or similar
  • Ability to obtain US Government security clearance

Salary Information

The estimated salary for this position is $



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