Intermediate Heat Exchanger Lead Engineer

8 hours ago


Bellevue, WA, United States Protingent Full time
Job Description

Position Title: Intermediate Heat Exchanger Lead Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE Intermediate Heat Exchanger Lead Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:
  • 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.
  • Support the intermediate heat exchanger design by performing thermal-hydraulic or mechanical analyses using hand calculations or software-based methods to support the design.
  • Perform technical vendor oversight of the intermediate heat exchanger designer.
  • Review and perform owners' acceptance of intermediate heat exchanger vendor deliverables.
  • Lead design reviews for Intermediate Heat Exchanger.
  • Develop testing requirements, test specifications, and provide technical oversight for testing related to the Intermediate Heat Exchanger.
  • Work with other lead engineers on physical and fluid interface requirements and design.
  • In addition to the role as Intermediate Heat Exchanger Lead Engineer, this engineer will support the primary heat transport system design by:
  • Contributing to the design of nuclear and industrial process systems and sub-systems from requirements through final design.
  • 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 integrating the results into plant design and operational decisions.
  • Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems such as ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, etc.
  • Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Establish and maintain system requirements and design basis documents for the primary heat transport system.
  • Propose and initiate testing programs for plant system qualification, as needed.
  • Provide Support and oversight during test execution, evaluation of test results, and reporting of test results.
  • Generate design package for systems, sub-systems, and equipment designs, including coordination of calculations, design reports, mechanical drawings, and engineering design specifications.
  • Support licensing activities related to the Reactor demonstration project by assisting in the preparation of licensing submittals,
  • Support design reviews as plant system and subsystem designs are established and refined.

Job Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Mechanical or related discipline from an accredited university and 15+ years of direct experience. Advanced degrees can be accepted in lieu of experience.
  • Experience applying ASME Section III Code to the design of tube and shell heat exchangers.
  • Light water reactor steam generator design is a plus.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrated experience in the design of complex mechanical systems, structures, and equipment.
  • Previous experience with nuclear reactors or similar high-performance systems or equipment design is highly desired.
  • Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
  • Candidate must be a self-starter and possess the ability to coordinate and lead a design team's effort with minimal direction.
  • Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with the ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
  • Ability to work on simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.
  • Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1.
  • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, be able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
  • The actual position starting level will be determined based on the assessment of qualifications.
  • Travel Required: 0-5%.

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Direct Hire
  • Salary Rate Range:
    • Level 12: $169,922 - $235,464 (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education, and experience.)
    • Level 13: $194,197 - $279,158 (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education, and experience.)
  • Location: Bellevue, WA.
  • Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or a protected person status
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