Nuclear Fuel Handling System Design Engineer

System One; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 71,635 - 117,096; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite work

Remote option for exceptional nonlocal

Job summary

System One is seeking a Fuel Handling System Design Engineer in Bellevue, WA on a contract basis. The role focuses on designing nuclear fuel handling systems, performing thermal and structural analyses, and leading cross-disciplinary design efforts onsite with some remote options for exceptional candidates.

You will develop drawings, specifications, and test plans, while ensuring compliance with relevant codes and licensing activities.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of direct experience with proven mechanical systems skills.
• Experience designing complex mechanical systems, structures, and equipment, particularly nuclear fuel handling systems.
• Experience performing 3D modeling and creating design drawings.
• High temperature and multi-discipline integration experience highly desired.
• Thermal/CFD experience highly desired.
• Previous experience with nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel handling process systems, or similar high-performance system or equipment design required.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to coordinate and lead design teams with minimal direction.
• Experience working under quality standards such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.

Responsibilities

• Design of nuclear fuel handling systems and subsystems from requirements through final design review.
• Develop analyses such as thermal, seismic, structural, pipe stress, heat transfer, and others, integrating results into plant design delivery.
• Provide design direction related to thermal and fluid design requirements.
• Identify and ensure the effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems (e.g., ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA).
• Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system design.
• Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities and overall plant design delivery.
• Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages, including P&IDs, 3D models, and system interface drawings.
• Coordinate with design disciplines to develop plant design information and specify system performance criteria.
• Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, ensuring delivery of data and conducting technical reviews.
• Establish and maintain system requirements and specifications, such as Engineering Design Specifications for major equipment.
• Propose and initiate testing programs for plant system qualification and oversee test execution and evaluation.
• Generate design packages, including calculations, reports, drawings, and specifications.
• Develop and review technical design documents such as System Design Descriptions and Interface Control Documents.
• Support licensing activities related to Safety Analysis Reports.
• Participate in design reviews as plant system and subsystem designs are established and refined.

Skills

3D modeling

Mechanical design

Nuclear systems

Technical writing

Project coordination

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

System One is seeking a Fuel Handling System Design Engineer in Bellevue, WA on a contract basis. The role focuses on designing nuclear fuel handling systems, performing thermal and structural analyses, and leading cross-disciplinary design efforts onsite with some remote options for exceptional candidates.

You will develop drawings, specifications, and test plans, while ensuring compliance with relevant codes and licensing activities.