Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hansell Tierney is a premier staffing and recruiting company in the Pacific Northwest, seeking a System Design Engineer to support the design of complex nuclear and industrial systems. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure designs meet technical requirements and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Design complex industrial and nuclear-related systems from requirements development through final design
- Provide oversight to vendors developing mechanical system and component designs
- Coordinate review of analyses such as thermal, seismic, structural, pipe stress, heat transfer, and other technical studies performed by others, and integrate those results into overall plant design
- Integrate as-designed hardware into broader system designs
- Identify and apply the appropriate design codes and standards to plant systems, including ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, and related requirements
- Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex system design activities
- Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for system design work and its integration into the overall plant delivery schedule
- Manage drawing packages for system designs, including P&IDs, 3D models, and system interface drawings
- Provide technical direction and oversight to supplier projects, ensuring timely delivery of technical data and successful completion of design reviews
- Establish and maintain system requirements and specification documents, including engineering design specifications for major plant equipment
- Propose, initiate, and oversee testing programs for system qualification, as needed
- Generate design packages for systems, subsystems, and equipment, including coordination of calculations, design reports, mechanical drawings, and engineering specifications
- Contribute in a dynamic environment where responsibilities may evolve and new technical challenges arise
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited university
- 4+ years of direct experience demonstrating strong mechanical or chemical systems engineering capability
- Strong mechanical and/or chemical aptitude, including experience with chemistry, fluid analysis, structural analysis, tolerance analysis, and interpretation of engineering drawings
- Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to technical excellence
- Self-starter with the ability to coordinate and help lead design efforts with minimal direction
- Ability to manage projects with competing objectives and design constraints and resolve conflicts effectively
- Ability to work on simultaneous tasks requiring a multidisciplinary approach
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
- High degree of trust, integrity, professionalism, and respect for teamwork
- Experience with high-temperature systems and multidisciplinary integration is highly desired
- Experience with nuclear chemical process systems, fluid systems, or fluid system component design is a plus
- Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001, is desired
Benefits
- Three insurance levels
- 401(k) + match
- Sick leave
- The opportunity to work with a great company
- Benefits available to eligible employees or consultants may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid sick leave, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and other employer-sponsored programs.
- This role may also be eligible for bonus, commission, or other incentive compensation depending on the position and company policies.
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