Mechanical Design Engineer III–Job ID: 4149
Location: Remote – United States
Travel: Up to 25% to vendor sites
Core Hours: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Eastern Time, with some flexibility
Bill Rate: $68/hr
Hours: 40 hours/week
We are seeking a highly technical, detail-oriented Mechanical Engineer to support fabrication activities for a small modular reactor (SMR) project. This role connects engineering design teams, manufacturing vendors, sourcing, and procurement to support component manufacturing, quality, and technical issue resolution.
Key Responsibilities
- Resolve vendor technical inquiries, supplier change requests, and fabrication issues.
- Review inspection and test plans, procedures, vendor documents, engineering drawings, schematics, and shop drawings.
- Participate in weekly vendor meetings, monitor fabrication progress, and support onsite inspections as needed.
- Ensure component designs and documentation meet applicable ASME Section III and nuclear quality assurance requirements.
- Identify and resolve technical open items and nonconformance reports affecting design, procurement, and installation.
- Collaborate with engineering, sourcing, procurement, project management, and vendors to support design requirements and fabrication activities.
Required Qualifications / Must-Have Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of mechanical fabrication experience, including component design and manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of ASME Section III and ASME B31.1.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T requirements under ASME Y14.5.
- Experience with component design, fabrication support, and welding design and practices.
- Experience reviewing drawings, schematics, shop drawings, procedures, and inspection and test plans.
- Testing experience and experience with active component qualification.
- Familiarity with nuclear quality assurance programs, including 10 CFR 50, Appendix B.
- Knowledge of material compatibility and selection.
- Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications / Nice-to-Have Skills
- Nuclear industry experience: 3+ years preferred; 5 years of relevant nuclear experience highly desirable.
- Experience with Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs).
- Experience with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) requirements.
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.).
- Experience reviewing static and nonlinear finite element analyses using ANSYS.
- Component design experience involving valves, actuators, or hydraulic systems.
- Ability to support activities from design through fabrication, build, and testing.
- Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.