Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Talascend is currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Bellevue, Washington (State).

In this role, you will create design solutions for the conceptual and preliminary design development of various reactor core components, reactor structures, and Nuclear Island components for the Natrium Generation IV Reactor.

• Coordinate and utilize inputs and requirements from Engineering and Project teams to produce equipment and components design solutions.
• Provide planning and schedule input for design activities.
• Develop testing documentation.
• Perform scoping analysis and calculations for design options.
• Interface with the team’s engineering analysis activities.
• Present equipment and components design results for design reviews.
• Assess technical merits of solutions provided by team members, including leading design reviews.
• Interface with junior engineers and subcontractors, providing direction and mentoring.
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.

• B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of five years of equipment/component design experience; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two and four years of experience.

• Experience with 3D CAD, Solid Works preferred.
• Experience with design of experiments with an emphasis on product testing.
• Experience in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods, first principles calculations, and commercial mechanical stress analysis modeling tools with emphasis on ANSYS.
• Familiarity in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker.
  
  Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week.
• Working experience with design codes such as the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, or Section VIII is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Travel required:
  
  0-15%

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.