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Averro

Lead Mechanical Engineer, Heat Exchanger Engineer

Averro, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127

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Lead Mechanical Engineer, Heat Exchanger Engineer 4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

BENEFITS: Medical insurance, 401K, sick leave, and employee assistance program. Vacation, Holiday Pay and more!

PAY RANGE: $170,000 - 200,000

Exact compensation varies on skills, experience, and location.

Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.

Averro is seeking a

Nuclear Heat Exchanger Engineer

who will you will act as the design lead for heat exchangers and contribute to the design of the primary heat transport systems for nuclear reactors!

This exciting opportunity is with our innovative nuclear energy client located in the Greater Seattle! This is a

direct-hire Lead position

where you take ownership of the heat exchanger development and entire project. This is a great opportunity for someone who has mechanical design engineering experience with high temperature or high performance systems and extensive project management and oversight.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and manage technical requirements for the Intermediate Heat Exchanger. This responsibility will include preparing or reviewing design specification and ensuring the correct application of ASME code rules to the design and fabrication of the component.

Responsible for project oversight, supplier management and lead design and analysis reviews.

Perform technical vendor oversight of intermediate heat exchanger designer.

Review and perform owners’ acceptance of intermediate heat exchanger vendor deliverables.

Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities within a system, as well as their integration with an overall plant design delivery schedule.

Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems such as ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, etc.

Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system design.

Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages of system designs, including but not limited to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, and system interface drawings.

Support design reviews as plant system and subsystem designs are established and refined.

Develop testing requirements, test specifications, and provide technical oversight for testing.

Work with other lead engineers on physical and fluid interface requirements and design.

Coordinating with other teams regarding the results of analyses, such as thermal, seismic, structural, pipe stress, heat transfer, and other analyses performed by others and integrate the results into plant design and operational decisions.

Establish and maintain system requirements and design basis documents for the primary heat transport system.

Generate design package for systems, sub-systems, and equipment designs including coordination of calculations, design reports, mechanical drawings, and engineering design specifications.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Degree and 10-15+ years direct experience. Advanced degrees can be accepted in lieu of experience.

10 years of heat exchanger experience.

Background working with high-performance systems or equipment design.

Experience applying ASME Section III Code to the design of tube and shell heat exchangers.

Experience with tube-and-shell heat exchanger design and applying TEMA standards, preferably with experience with heat exchangers that provide a portion of a reactor primary coolant pressure boundary.

Demonstrated experience in the design of complex mechanical systems, structures and equipment.

Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1.

Nuclear industry experience preferred.

WHY AVERRO? Averro is a Veteran-Owned organization dedicated to delivering innovative talent solutions, business consulting and technology services that propel businesses and careers forward. We live by our ethos: Family First | Be Uncommon | Culture Wins. These values show in our commitment to client satisfaction, timely support, unmatched consultant care. Our Aim – Your Ascent.

Averro is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal obligations. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Utilities, Services for Renewable Energy, and Energy Technology

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