Pipe stress engineer

40 hrs with possibility of OT at straight pay

Multiple office locations

• Hybrid
• Remote for candidates with more experience

Chicago, IL, Wilmington, DE, Chattanooga, TN, Warrenville, IL, Charlotte, NC, Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, Englewood, CO, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, Richland, WA, Minneapolis, MN, Augusta, GA, Atlanta, GA; open to remote candidates as well.

• Design by producing analysis packages from initial design inputs through final documentation
• Ideal candidate has at least 5 years of piping analysis experience in the nuclear industry with a background in:
  • interpreting piping specifications
  • design requirements
  • isometric drawings
  • support temperatures, pressures, seismic inputs, and dynamic loads
  • creating piping subsystem models using PIPESTRESS software and PCF files.

• Support new nuclear power plant design from initial design inputs through final documentation.
• This would include developing model geometry, materials, components, supports, restraints, load cases, and code parameters; using Python macros to interpret data, automate model preparation, perform quality checks, and process results; executing analyses; troubleshooting errors and warnings; evaluating piping, component, support, nozzle, flange, penetration, and equipment-interface results; and resolving technical issues with interdisciplinary teams.
• Analyses shall address sustained, thermal expansion, occasional (seismic/dynamic), anchor movement, and other project-specific loads per the system design specification.
• The engineer will prepare clear, traceable, and auditable design reports documenting the analysis basis, inputs, assumptions, methods, results, conclusions, and open-item dispositions in accordance with applicable project procedures, ASME B&PVC Section III, Subsection NCD and Appendices, and ASME B31.1 requirements.
• Experience with nuclear new-build projects, formal quality programs, controlled design documentation, and independent verification is preferred, along with strong technical communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. The position requires initiative and regular communication, including independently driving work, presenting technical results, facilitating meetings, and coordinating interdisciplinary actions.

• 5+ years of piping analysis experience in the nuclear industry preferred/required.
• Preferred experience with:
  • Nuclear new-build projects
  • Formal nuclear quality programs
  • Strong technical communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, drive deliverables, present technical results, facilitate meetings, and coordinate interdisciplinary actions.