Lead Engineer - Mechanical Component

Job Description Summary

The Lead Engineer 1– Mechanical Component will contribute to a team responsible for highly engineered equipment design of nuclear plant components. Mechanical Component Engineers create and develop design concepts, provide procurement support, and generate drawings, CAD models, specifications, and design basis documentation as required. In this role, the Lead Engineer will operate in a matrixed engineering team to deliver high quality engineering deliverables in accordance with customer requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines (ASME, NRC, CSA, and others).

The Lead Engineer will work with a global team of partner organizations and suppliers to advance the BWRX-300 plant design and contribute to delivery of BWRX-300 projects.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks. Takes personal responsibility, understanding impacts and risks associated with design decisions.
• Considers customer needs and maintains open communication with interfacing engineers and project stakeholders.
• Performs component design related work as governed by ASME Section III and CSA codes and standards.
• Prepares CAD models, drawings, specifications, and detailed design basis documentation for nuclear component designs.
• Interfaces with other engineering teams, project managers, project engineers, procurement, suppliers, and other business functions and partners as needed.
• Understands component material selection & fabrication processes to create optimized component designs and address supplier non-conformances & emergent issues as needed.
• Performs independent verification of design work ensuring strict procedure adherence.
• Works closely with sourcing and manufacturing to support cost reduction activities.
• Develops procedures and identifies opportunities to improve engineering productivity.
• Works with technical leader to establish effective work plans, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements, and work processes.
• Responsible for equipment requirement specifications and drawings, and evaluation & assistance in selection of vendors.
• Performs fundamental engineering calculations and modeling.
• Assessment of failure modes, causality, and risk in relation to assigned work scopes.
• Participates in and leads teams assigned to address specific organizational initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 5 years mechanical design experience
• 3 years of experience working in the nuclear industry
• 3 years experience performing component design work to ASME Section III standards.
• 1 year of experience with 3D CAD design (Autodesk Inventor preferred).

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel to domestic and international sites occasionally (up to 10%).

For the US

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GVH Headquarters Wilmington, NC but highly qualified remote candidates will be considered.
• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to U.S. export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of U.S. person status prior to employment.

For Canada

• For Canada GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.
• This position will report onsite to the Markham office 2 days a week (Tuesday's and Thursday's).

Desired

Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering license for the US or Canada
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and ability to perform complex engineering analyses resulting in thorough and complete documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and proven leadership skills.
• Strong communication skills and capable of clearly articulating specific technical topics or assignments.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, vibration analysis, heat transfer, Finite Element Analysis, statistics, CAD modeling and drafting practices (including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing).

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