This is a Senior Engineering position mainly focused on project thermal and mechanical design & engineering for project activities. The duties for this position involve reviewing customer specifications, performing mechanical design calculations and associated analysis (including numeric analysis/FEA), preparing, checking and/or reviewing manufacturing drawings as well as presenting, documenting and updating of these activities to others as necessary. This position will require supporting all design engineering activities (ex. proposal and/or project level) when the need arises. The position may require some degree of interaction with internal personnel in sales, contracts, project management, proposal engineering, procurement, estimating, and manufacturing. The position must consider minimizing risk and exposure to the Company while working with all team members to achieve the sales and execution goals and margins. The position also involves the development of standards to facilitate the thermal and mechanical design and drafting of various types of Heat Exchangers for the ASME Section III Program.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES :
1. Review contract requirements, client technical specifications, sales package and all design data. Interpret and comprehend all pertinent information for various types of nuclear power plant heat exchangers for the development of competitive and state of the art designs.
2. Perform mechanical and structural calculations (including numeric analysis/FEA), prepare design details, generate design breakdowns, produce fabrication drawings and bills of materials, analyze foundation loading, perform relevant code calculations, prepare performance curves and operating/instruction manuals, and complete all required analysis for heat exchangers per HEI, ASME, TEMA, PED, and any other US and international standards, as necessary, using in house proprietary software and commercial programs, and prepare any manual calculations for unconventional applications. Coordinate with other department specialty engineers as required.
3. Develop required general arrangement drawings, fabrication details, assembly drawings, P&IDs, and Bill of Material drawings. Be capable of reviewing and guiding designers and/or staff as required.
4. Maintain project Job Folders on engineering server and company document control system.
5. Review fabrication drawings for conformity to client specification and applicable codes and standards.
6. Issue final Drawings/Document Packages to Workshops or clients.
7. Attend, participate and/or facilitate project kick off meetings for new projects, and any other project review meetings when necessary.
8. Assist with preparation of technical comments and technical follow up with customers during proposal and project execution.
9. Interact with Project Engineering, Engineering Manager, other Design/Drafting Staff, Sales/Proposal