Mechanical Piping Engineer – High-Temp & Molten Salt Systems

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Job summary

Navarro Research & Engineering is recruiting a Mechanical Piping Engineer (3917) in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on the design and integration of high-temperature piping systems for custom process equipment and related industrial facilities.

You will coordinate with mechanical, process, electrical, controls, fabrication, and operations teams to develop safe, reliable piping solutions and support project deliverables across DOE and industry programs.

Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical piping design for high-temperature process systems.
• Strong understanding of piping design principles, routing, supports, materials, insulation, and documentation.
• Ability to support multidisciplinary engineering packages and coordinate with design, fabrication, installation, and operations teams.
• Experience applying piping codes, standards, safety requirements, and documentation controls.

Responsibilities

• Design and support high-temperature piping systems, piping layouts, pipe supports, expansion features, connections, and equipment interfaces.
• Develop piping specifications, design criteria, calculations, material selections, drawings, isometrics, and technical documentation for custom process systems.
• Evaluate thermal expansion, material compatibility, insulation, routing, support loads, maintainability, safety, and fabrication constraints.
• Coordinate piping design requirements with high-temperature vessels, furnaces, electrochemical systems, instrumentation, controls, electrical power, and facility interfaces.
• Support design reviews, procurement, vendor coordination, fabrication, installation, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and configuration control activities.
• Identify piping design risks, interface conflicts, constructability issues, and technical constraints that may affect safety, reliability, cost, or schedule.

Skills

Piping design

High-temperature piping

Cross-functional coordination

DOE/NNSA/Nuclear projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Navarro Research & Engineering is recruiting a Mechanical Piping Engineer (3917) in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on the design and integration of high-temperature piping systems for custom process equipment and related industrial facilities.

You will coordinate with mechanical, process, electrical, controls, fabrication, and operations teams to develop safe, reliable piping solutions and support project deliverables across DOE and industry programs.