Senior Mechanical Engineer - Nuclear Pipe Stress

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Nuclear Pipe Stress

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req  : 111892

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available : No

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning.

You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

• Perform, verify, and direct others to perform piping stress analysis to ensure conformance to ASME Section III, ASME B31.1, and associated ASME Standards, as well as both client and jurisdictional requirements for nuclear pressure piping.
• Perform detailed stress analysis of metallic piping, evaluating conditions such as: elevated temperature service, piping loads at sensitive equipment such as steam turbines, pumps, compressors/expanders and air‑cooled heat exchangers, pulsating service, flow‑induced vibration, and transient loads.
• Coordinate work between domestic and international offices. Assign tasks to and coordinate with other internal/external team members on complex projects.
• Initiate contact with other disciplines as needed to identify and coordinate details of the work.
• Prepare purchase specifications and administer pipe support purchase order contracts with domestic and international suppliers.
• Prepare and qualify pipe support designs satisfying all code and project requirements.
• Actively seek to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership.
• Expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas and provide mentoring and training to junior engineers.
• Travel to job sites for walk‑downs and hanger inspections for both existing and new‑build facilities.

The Mechanical Engineering Department is a global team that delivers high quality, on‑time design and services projects in the areas of Power, Gas, Fuels & Chemicals, Water and Waste Water, Data Centers, and Mining including everything that is mechanically related to Process and Power (from Conventional, Combined Heat and Power, Hydro, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Solar/Renewable, LNG, Ammonia, Fertilizer) projects to specialized Air Quality Control, HVAC, Fire Protection, Piping, Thermal and Renewable performance estimating and testing.

The Mechanical Piping design team at Black & Veatch specializes in piping design and stress analysis for mechanical systems. They are experts in detailed analysis of various piping materials, with a focus on addressing complex design challenges and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The U.S. based group has a staff of 30 professionals located in several locations around the country, primarily in Raleigh, NC and the world headquarters in Overland Park, KS.

• Minimum 15 years of experience relevant to nuclear pipe stress analysis and piping design.
• Technical depth with ASME BPVC Section III-1 NB (Class
  1), NCD (Class 2 & Class
  3), and NF (Supports), ASME NQA-1, ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code, as well as using engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to piping design.
• Intermediate knowledge of ASME BPVC Section III, Division 5 (High Temperature Reactors).
• Working knowledge of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Sections I, II, and VIII.
• Working knowledge of other design standards and specifications such as API, ASTM, and AWWA.
• Working knowledge of AutoPIPE stress analysis software.
• Intermediate knowledge of ANSYS Mechanical and basic FEA principles.
• Working knowledge…