Senior Product Engineer - Nuclear

Senior Product Engineer – Nuclear

Mueller Water Products is the nation's leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries and has an immediate opening for a Senior Product Engineer – Nuclear in our newest facility in Kimball, TN.

As a Senior Product Engineer – Nuclear, you will be a key member of the Nuclear Program. You will process/approve nuclear orders by preparing/approving drawings, models, design reports, owner specification reviews, and mentor junior engineers in the same function. This role designs valves tightly controlled by ASME standards for use in Nuclear Power Plants.

• Responsible for construction activities in the Nuclear Program with stop‑work authority, ensuring code compliance of components manufactured.
• Certifies design reports upon attainment of CE qualifications.
• Maintains training records showing continuing education as required by the State Board and ASME.
• Final review and responsibility for ASME Section III Design Reports for Class 2 & 3 components.
  • Engineering analysis of all components of Butterfly Valves NPS 3 to over 100” for stress and deformation.
  • Static seismic analysis of valve structures to code stress limits.
  • FEA in ANSYS to support design.
  • Design verification using design reviews, alternate calculations, and qualification testing.
  • Continuing education to maintain status of design work as state of the art in compliance with ASME NQA‑1.
  • Software verification and dedication.
  • Review, summarize and apply owner design specification requirements to design.
  • Mastery of analytical engineering calculations as seen in Machinery’s Handbook, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, Blodgett, Shigley’s.
• Responsibility for compliance of the Nuclear Engineering Department to NQAM, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains non‑order related engineering backlog which consists of customer, sales, quality, manufacturing, and other items needing engineering attention.
• Performs final review of 3D models in Solid Works, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, and PTC CREO for all parts used in assembly models, visual representations, FEA analysis, and CAM programs.
• Performs final review of detailed design drawings in Solid Works, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, and PTC CREO for fabrication of Pratt Nuclear‑rated water valves compliant with ASME standards (Y14.5).
• Performs final review of detailed design packages (separate from design reports).
• Performs final review of engineering forms containing design inputs and order entry data.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of all pertinent codes and standards.
• Defends work in ASME/NRC/NUPIC and internal audits.
• Performs engineering calculations needed to verify structural requirements for pressure integrity, operability assurance, and seismic loading.
• Technical disposition of non‑conformances, evaluation for 10
  
  CFR
  21 reporting requirements, and design report reconciliation with “Use as is” and “Repair” dispositions.
• Maintains and updates engineering procedures as they relate to the nuclear program and code requirements.
• Attends ASME classes, code weeks, and committees where beneficial to continuing education or pertinent matters for the construction of code valves.
• Leads the team of drafters and engineers, checking their outputs including drawings, BOMs, design reports, calculation verification and validation, and other sundry procedural documents as dictated by code or the nuclear quality program.

• Knowledge and familiarity with ASME Section III code for Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.
• Four (4) years of varied application experience.
• Two (2) years’ experience in design of valves for power plant and nuclear industry.
• Knowledge and experience in AutoCAD, Solid Works, FEA (ANSYS), and Microsoft Office (Excel & Word).
• Familiar with AWWA, MSS, ASME, and ASTM standards.
• Understands and incorporates knowledge of manufacturing methods including fabrication, machining, foundry, metal forming, etc. into the design of product lines.
• Butterfly valve design experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Knowledge and experience with ASME…