Mechanical Design Senior or Principal Engineer

at  Urenco

Summary of Responsibilities

The Principal Mechanical Engineer will be a senior level engineer who, as a member of a design team, delivers Front End Engineering (FEED) including technical feasibility and best available technology (BAT) studies while;

• acting as a Mechanical lead engineer in the delivery of Conceptual and Basic Design of new build or modifications of (production) facilities; providing direction and oversight regarding design and development to third party engineering service providers.
• developing Urenco group design standards to meet world class safety standards, site license requirements and providing competitive advantages to be the supplier of choice in the Nuclear (Enrichment) business, and providing expert knowledge and advice from a senior technical perspective on plant design requirement specifications including asset protection and management strategy, CapEx plans, and safety.

This individual must be able to independently perform and lead analysis and design activities ensuring plant designs and as-built facilities meet site requirements as well as Urenco’s design and engineering standards throughout the entire asset design life cycle. Standards consist of (nuclear) safety requirements, site license requirements, regulatory compliance requirements and Urenco state-of-the-art, qualified systems and best practices.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other science or technical field.
• 5 years of experience of mechanical engineering practical application experience is required.
• Change Authority experience (e.g., 70.72, 50.59, 95.19, USQE).

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree, or a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Professional (PE) license obtained by accredited examination.
• 8 Years or more Electrical engineering experience including: Valves, vacuum pumps, chillers, controls, and HVAC, with two to three years of that experience being in an industrial chemical and or nuclear environment.
• 2-3 Years of experience at a Part 70 licensee performing licensing functions.
• Design Safety Basis Development, HAZOP, Documented Safety Analysis experience.

Job Details

• The work location for this position is Urenco USA, Eunice, NM
• Work Schedule: Professional work schedule/ with minimal night/ weekend support. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call-outs as needed.
• Travel Required: 15% of the time or less as required.
• Security Clearance Requirement: Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance is required.
• Work Environment: Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. General Office, Plant Production Areas. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.

Primary Functions

• Actively promote a pro-active safety culture and perform analysis to create and promote continual safety process improvement behaviors.
• Ensure advanced plant designs contain safety features based on best industrial practice and lessons learned from an industrial nuclear environment.
• Determine C&I (automation) design engineering aspects, options and evaluation in contribution to feasibility/optioneering/best available technology studies.
• Delivery of Conceptual Design and Design Specifications with focus on C&I expertise area.
• Delivery of Basic Design packages concerning Core Plant Technology (CPT) with respect to C&I systems and equipment.
• Provide directions and oversight concerning Detailed Design and supplier manufacturing quality processes on request of site or group project managers.
• Define and maintain Core Plant Technology (CPT) designs and expertise on the basis of Urenco best (safety) practice and world class state-of-the-art technology (Design Technology Excellence Center).
• The ideal candidate will be a recognized specialist in their area of expertise with a high, in-depth level of knowledge and problem-solving skills. This ideal candidate will also have experience or professional exposure to gas centrifuge technology, Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) and hands on experience producing “front end” engineering design and will be familiar with criticality analysis and demonstrated experience with mechanical systems.
• Must be able to represent the site on regulatory matters and articulate compelling arguments. Must be familiar with NRC’s enforcement program. Must have knowledge of applicable regulations and understand the regulatory process.
• Must be able to propose and implement changes for the facility.
• Must have a demonstrated track record in successful design delivery involving conceptual designs and FEED of complex process facilities.

The ideal candidate will be a recognized specialist in their area of expertise with a high, in-depth level of knowledge and problem solving skills. This ideal candidate will also have experience or professional exposure to gas centrifuge technology, Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) and hands on experience producing “front end” engineering design and will be familiar with criticality analysis and demonstrated experience with mechanical systems.
*The duties and responsibilities listed above do not reflect the position description in full and in complete detail.
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*Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.

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