Pipe stress engineer (Chicago)

Start Date: ASAP

Contract duration: 1 year to hire

Schedule: 40 hrs with possibility of OT at straight pay

Locations: Multiple office locations

• Hybrid
• Remote for candidates with more experience

Priority areas in order: Chicago, Chattanooga, Wilmington, Warrenville, Charlotte.

Target Regions:

Chicago, IL, Wilmington, DE, Chattanooga, TN, Warrenville, IL, Charlotte, NC, Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, Englewood, CO, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, Richland, WA, Minneapolis, MN, Augusta, GA, Atlanta, GA; open to remote candidates as well.

Role: A Pipe Stress Engineer is needed to support a new nuclear power plant

• Design by producing analysis packages from initial design inputs through final documentation
• Ideal candidate has at least 5 years of piping analysis experience in the nuclear industry with a background in:
• interpreting piping specifications
• design requirements
• isometric drawings
• equipment data
• support temperatures, pressures, seismic inputs, and dynamic loads
• reconciling design information
• creating piping subsystem models using PIPESTRESS software and PCF files.

Responsibilities :

• Support new nuclear power plant design from initial design inputs through final documentation.
• This would include developing model geometry, materials, components, supports, restraints, load cases, and code parameters; using Python macros to interpret data, automate model preparation, perform quality checks, and process results; executing analyses; troubleshooting errors and warnings; evaluating piping, component, support, nozzle, flange, penetration, and equipment-interface results; and resolving technical issues with interdisciplinary teams.
• Analyses shall address sustained, thermal expansion, occasional (seismic/dynamic), anchor movement, and other project-specific loads per the system design specification.
• The engineer will prepare clear, traceable, and auditable design reports documenting the analysis basis, inputs, assumptions, methods, results, conclusions, and open-item dispositions in accordance with applicable project procedures, ASME B&PVC Section III, Subsection NCD and Appendices, and ASME B31.1 requirements.
• Experience with nuclear new-build projects, formal quality programs, controlled design documentation, and independent verification is preferred, along with strong technical communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. The position requires initiative and regular communication, including independently driving work, presenting technical results, facilitating meetings, and coordinating interdisciplinary actions.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of piping analysis experience in the nuclear industry preferred/required.
• Preferred experience with:
• Nuclear new-build projects
• Formal nuclear quality programs
• Controlled design documentation
• Independent verification
• Strong technical communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, drive deliverables, present technical results, facilitate meetings, and coordinate interdisciplinary actions.