Nuclear Piping Design Engineer (FEA/PIPESTRESS)

PAE Government Services Inc.; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

free single medical cover

digital GP service

family-friendly benefits such as ehnh¢

free membership of employee assistance

parential programmes

reimbursement towards professional dev

Job summary

Amentum is recruiting a Piping Design Engineer to support field design activities for the HPC project. You will manage interfaces across disciplines, resolve piping issues on-site, and ensure compliance with nuclear industry standards and EPR-E procedures.

The role requires collaboration with CAD teams, preparation of design drawings, and contributions to site documentation. A proactive engineer will thrive in a safety‑focused, delivery‑driven environment with flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Master’s in science, Mechanical engineering degree.
• Minimum 3 years in Mechanical Calculation, nuclear industry or equivalent.
• Knowledge of EUROCODE, ASME and RCC-M.
• Familiarity with 2D/3D design and calculation software.
• Knowledge of PDMS, NavisWorks, PIPESTRESS, RSTAB, ANSYS APDL, WORKBENCH preferred.
• Knowledge of piping and support calculation tools.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with installation contractors and interfaces to clarify issues.
• Produce site technical assessments (RFI, FCR, NCR) for piping and supports.
• Contribute to Layout and Transverse teams with piping analyses.
• Propose modifications if sizing criteria are not met.
• Close open points and comments from stakeholders.
• Integrate modifications from packages handed over to JDO.
• Maintain EPR-E QA procedures in design delivery.
• Work with CAD designers to prepare design drawings.
• Update site design documentation (tolerances, catalogued solutions).
• Perform piping flexibility calculations, support calculations and FEA using PipeStress, RSTAB & ANSYS.
• Design and calculate anchorages, welds and bolted connections.
• Provide technical support across disciplines for a wide range of calculations.

Skills

Eurocode knowledge

ASME knowledge

RCC-M knowledge

Education

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PDMS

NavisWorks

PIPESTRESS

RSTAB

ANSYS APDL

WORKBENCH

Job description

Amentum is recruiting a Piping Design Engineer to support field design activities for the HPC project. You will manage interfaces across disciplines, resolve piping issues on-site, and ensure compliance with nuclear industry standards and EPR-E procedures.

The role requires collaboration with CAD teams, preparation of design drawings, and contributions to site documentation. A proactive engineer will thrive in a safety‑focused, delivery‑driven environment with flexible working options.