Senior Mechanical Engineer – Balance of Plant

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $250k / year

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🟠 Senior

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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📋 Description

• Lead the design, development, and build-out of balance-of-plant systems for a first-of-a-kind nuclear power plant • Own major fluid and thermal systems end-to-end, from concept development and analysis through detailed design, vendor engagement, procurement, integration, testing, and commissioning • Own major BOP systems including main steam and piping, feedwater, condensate, air-cooled condenser, heat exchangers, auxiliary systems, and turbine-side thermal cycle equipment/interfaces • Lead trade studies, concept development, and system architecture decisions • Develop mechanical and physical system design concepts for BOP structures, systems, and components • Ensure design compliance with criteria, requirements, system interfaces, codes, and standards • Perform or review thermal, structural, and fluid analyses using hand calculations, FEA, and CFD tools • Conduct studies on steam generator/turbine coupling, condenser performance, heat exchanger optimization, cycle efficiency, transient response, and system dynamics • Develop, validate, create, and review system simulations, analytical models, and analyses • Apply requirements from design basis documents, system interfaces, hazards, and safety analyses • Participate in plant-level safety analyses, reliability evaluations, and performance assessments • Manage system development through all lifecycle phases • Solve complex technical problems and deliver engineering work products on time and within budget • Collaborate with interfacing system owners and multidisciplinary engineering teams • Ensure thermal coupling and integration across BOP, NSSS, and reactor systems • Source equipment suppliers, evaluate vendors, support procurement, and provide equipment specification input • Prepare, lead, and support PDR and CDR design reviews • Develop design basis documents, technical reports, calculations, design descriptions, and drawings • Support NRC and other regulatory submission documentation • Define and manage BOMs, component specifications, and configuration control • Develop manufacturing processes, assembly sequences, integration plans, and testing procedures • Support build, commissioning, and plant bring-up activities • Create and maintain CAD • Develop system schedules, budgets, and resource plans with company leadership • Manage external engineering contractors or design partners • Take projects from initial concepts through deployment and ongoing operations • Improve internal engineering processes, documentation, and tools

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field • 10+ years of mechanical or fluid system design experience (7+ years w/ MS) • Strong proficiency in fluid/thermal-mechanical design and analysis, including hand calculations and FEA (ANSYS, Abaqus, FEMAP, etc.) • Proficiency with CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.) • Solid understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups • Experience with piping, pressure vessels, steam cycle equipment, high-temperature systems, and/or industrial fluid systems • Experience with mechanical process equipment design, installation, or operation • Demonstrated experience across the full product/system lifecycle • Familiarity with applicable mechanical/industrial codes and standards (ASME, API, NRC, NFPA, etc.) • Ability to operate across multiple cross-functional teams • Strong technical communication and documentation skills • Self-starter, ownership mentality, and ability to drive tasks from concept to completion • Must be able to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls • Visa sponsorship is unavailable

🏖️ Benefits

• Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees • Medical / Vision / Dental (details forthcoming) • Flexible PTO policy • Hybrid and remote work options depending on role • Other benefits to be announced at offer stage

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