Lead Piping Stress Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Piping Engineering & Analysis

The Piping Engineering & Analysis discipline performs evaluations for piping systems in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ASME B31.1, and other applicable codes. The discipline also includes specialty topics such as vibration monitoring, hydraulic transients, operability evaluations, and pipe rupture evaluations.

Position Specific Details:

• Provides senior level technical direction and supervision to project team members.
• Establishes project task schedules and budgets for the discipline.
• Coordinates activities between disciplines.
• Ensures successful completion of project deliverables.
• Serves as a technical liaison with the client and lead technical resource.

Lead engineers support engineering design projects with the following responsibilities:

• Reviews complex calculations and approves simple calculations.
• Provides technical guidance to project team members.
• Reviews and approves simple system/structural designs and prepares and reviews complex system/structural designs.
• Performs engineering review of drawings.
• Prepares and reviews major system, installation, and material specifications.
• Prepares bid evaluations for complex systems and installation scopes.
• Prepares and reviews single-discipline, complex reports/studies.

This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in-office work three days per week.

Qualifications:

• Required Skills and Experience:
• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Aerospace, or Structural/Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in solid mechanics, structural analysis, theory of elasticity, metallurgy, and finite element analysis.
• P.E. license.
• 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge of ASME B31.1 and ASME B&PV Section III piping codes.
• Knowledge of the design, selection, and application of pipe supporting elements.
• Working knowledge of commercially available piping products and their application.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Valued but Not Required Skills and Experience:
• The ability to navigate a 3D CAD model.
• Experience with AutoPIPE or PIPESTRESS software.
• Knowledge of gas dynamics and hydraulic transients.
• Knowledge of pipe condition assessment.
• Experience with ANSYS Workbench and Mechanical ADP.

Award-Winning Benefits:

• Health & Wellness:
• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & 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
• Compensation Range: $116,620.00 - $179,890.00

About This Business Unit:

Join Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group and be part of a team driving the future of clean, carbon-free energy. With expertise spanning small modular reactors, advanced reactor technology, and first-of-a-kind commercial reactor restart projects, we provide cutting-edge solutions that power communities worldwide while reducing emissions.

Awards & Recognition:

Equal Opportunity: Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.

Location: Chicago, IL