Nuclear Mechanical Systems Engineer I (Hybrid)

VetJobs; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Cranberry Township, PA, seeks a Mechanical Systems Engineer to support design, development, and analysis of complex nuclear power plant systems, including the Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) and the Balance of Plant. The role is hybrid, with several on-site days at Cranberry Woods and remaining days telecommuting.

You will collaborate with engineering teams, participate in outages, and travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering (Minimum 3.0 GPA) (or Nuclear, Chemical or Aerospace).
• General knowledge of engineering and application of fundamentals, uncertainty treatments, and engineering tools.
• Experience with MathCad, MATLAB, VBA, and/or Python.
• Familiarity with testing and testing analysis.
• Knowledge in systems and component design and analysis, including fluid systems, HVAC systems, and interfaces with instrumentation and control.
• FE/EIT or is willing obtain and work eventually toward a Registered Professional Engineer license.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally on occasion.
• The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $58,400 to $73,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal, thermal/hydraulic, and piping network engineering design and analysis for the Nuclear Steam Supply System and the Balance of Plant of nuclear power plants, small modular reactors, or microreactors.
• Evaluate advanced plant design debt and implement in current documentation.
• Develop blower, pump, valve, heat exchanger, HVAC, or other equipment sizing requirements.
• Work both independently and collaboratively.
• Support more senior engineering personnel in various design and analysis efforts.
• Identify problems and propose solutions to projects and tasks assigned.
• Communicate with your mentors, leads, and manager on your work's progress, status, technical issues, and schedule.
• Work and collaborate with other personnel
• Participate in team, vendor, regulator, and customer meetings
• Perform work within established scope, budgetary, and schedule requirements.
• Support several weeks per year of outage shift work at one or more nuclear power plants or in the Westinghouse Outage Control Center.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Uncertainty analysis

MathCAD

MATLAB

VBA

Python

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MathCad

MATLAB

VBA

Python

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in Cranberry Township, PA, seeks a Mechanical Systems Engineer to support design, development, and analysis of complex nuclear power plant systems, including the Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) and the Balance of Plant. The role is hybrid, with several on-site days at Cranberry Woods and remaining days telecommuting.

You will collaborate with engineering teams, participate in outages, and travel domestically and internationally as needed.