Lead Nuclear Component Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $118k - $180.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Sargent & Lundy

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1891

🏗️ Construction

🎖️ Defense

⚡ Energy

Construction • Defense • Energy

Sargent & Lundy is a global leader in engineering and design for the power industry, with over 130 years of experience. The company specializes in providing consulting, engineering, design, analysis, and project services for various sectors, including nuclear power, renewable energy, conventional power, oil and gas, and government services. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Sargent & Lundy helps clients navigate complex challenges throughout the lifecycle of their projects, contributing to advancements in energy sustainability and national security.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with component qualification engineers and engineers from other disciplines • Guide the work of less experienced project team members • Work on projects for new nuclear facilities and upgrades and modifications to nuclear power plants • Prepare and review design calculations • Review vendor test/analysis qualification reports • Develop specifications • Revise client design basis documents • Support designers with drawing development • Perform structural analysis and design of steel panels/cabinets, connections, equipment foundation loads, and equipment supports, including seismic effects • Conduct primary containment penetration design and analysis for design conditions, including fatigue effects • Perform seismic qualification activities, including reviewing seismic test reports and preparing/reviewing seismic-loading analyses • Perform environmental qualification life assessments using the Arrhenius method • Update qualification documentation • Lead engineers in applying data, automation, AI, and agentic AI tools to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs • Oversee automation and process-improvement work and ensure automated results are checked • Potentially travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and plant sites for construction coordination and field verification

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering degree with emphasis in Structural or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program • Ten or more years of experience related to component qualification activities in the nuclear power plant industry • Proficiency with structural mechanics analysis using Mathcad software • Familiarity with AISC, AISI, ASCE, ANSI, and ASTM design codes and standards • Familiarity with Regulatory Guides, IEEE Standards, and EPRI Documents associated with Seismic and Environmental Qualification • Experience completing ASME Section III design reports and/or design specifications • Proficiency with MS Office applications • Good written and verbal communication skills • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; the employer does not sponsor employees for work authorization • MSCE degree (valued, but not required) • Experience with Finite Element Analysis using SAP2000, ANSYS, STAAD, and/or STRUDL (valued, but not required) • PE license (valued, but not required) • Willingness or ability to lead others using automation and AI tools • Ability to oversee engineers programming or scripting with Python, MATLAB, or advanced Excel (valued, but not required) • Additional learning in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields (valued, but not required)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health plans • Life and accident insurance • Disability coverage • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Back-up daycare • FSA and HSA • 401(k) • Pre-tax commuter account • Merit Scholarship Program • Employee Discount Program • Corporate Charitable Giving Program • Tuition assistance • First Professional Licensure Bonus • Employee Referral Bonus • Paid annual personal/sick time (PST) • Paid vacation • Paid holidays • Paid parental leave • Paid bereavement leave • Flexible work arrangements • Potential eligibility for a yearly discretionary bonus