Lead Engineer 1

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks.  Takes personal responsibility, understanding impacts and risks associated with design decisions. 
• Considers customer needs and maintains open communication with interfacing engineers and project stakeholders.
• Performs component design related work as governed by ASME Section III and CSA codes and standards.
• Prepares CAD models, drawings, specifications, and detailed design basis documentation for nuclear component designs.
• Interfaces with other engineering teams, project managers, project engineers, procurement, suppliers, and other business functions and partners as needed.
• Understands component material selection & fabrication processes to create optimized component designs and address supplier non-conformances & emergent issues as needed.
• Performs independent verification of design work ensuring strict procedure adherence.
• Works closely with sourcing and manufacturing to support cost reduction activities.
• Develops procedures and identifies opportunities to improve engineering productivity.
• Works with technical leader to establish effective work plans, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements, and work processes.
• Responsible for equipment requirement specifications and drawings, and evaluation & assistance in selection of vendors.
• Performs fundamental engineering calculations and modeling.
• Assessment of failure modes, causality, and risk in relation to assigned work scopes.
• Participates in and leads teams assigned to address specific organizational initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering discipline.
• 3 years of BWR reactor vessel/internals design experience.
• Nuclear grade bellows design experience.
• Experience performing component design work to ASME Section III standards.
• Proficiency with Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD design.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel to domestic and international sites occasionally.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated problem solving ability and ability to perform complex engineering analyses resulting in thorough and complete documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and proven leadership skills.
• Strong communication skills and capable of clearly articulating specific technical topics or assignments.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, vibration analysis, heat