Senior Fuel Handling System Design Engineer

Job Title: Senior Fuel Handling System Design Engineer
Location: Bellevue, WA
Type: Contract
Compensation: $69.00 - $115.00
Work Model: Remote – offsite
Hours: 40.0











Responsibilities:

• Design of nuclear fuel handling systems and fuel handling sub-systems from requirements through final design review.
• Develop analyses such as thermal, seismic, structural, pipe stress, heat transfer, and integrate results into plant design delivery.
• Provide design direction related to thermal and fluid design requirements.
• Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes (e.g., ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA).
• Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system designs.
• Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities within a system, integrating with overall plant design schedules.
• Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages, including P&IDs, 3D models, and system interface drawings.
• Coordinate with design disciplines to develop plant design information and specify system design and performance criteria.
• Provide technical oversight of supplier projects, ensuring timely delivery and conducting technical reviews.
• Establish and maintain system requirements and specifications, such as Engineering Design Specifications for major equipment.
• Propose testing programs for plant system qualification and oversee test execution, evaluation, and reporting.
• Generate design packages for systems, sub-systems, and equipment, including calculations, reports, drawings, and specifications.
• Develop and review technical design documents like System Design Descriptions and Interface Control Documents.
• Support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.
• Support and participate in design reviews as plant system and subsystem designs are established and refined.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Mechanical or related discipline from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of direct experience with proven mechanical systems skills.
• Experience designing complex mechanical systems, structures, and equipment, particularly nuclear fuel handling systems.
• Experience performing 3D modeling and creating design drawings.
• Experience with high temperature and multi-discipline integration is highly desired.
• Thermal/ CFD experience is highly desired.
• Previous experience with nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel handling process systems, or similar high-performance systems is required.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to technical excellence.
• Self-starter with ability to coordinate and lead a design team with minimal direction.
• Ability to manage projects with multiple objectives and resolve conflicts between design constraints.
• Experience working to quality standards such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.
• Strong communication skills.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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