Senior Mechanical Engineer - Nuclear

GIG Nuclear / Generation Industrial and Government

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

Mesa Associates is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our nuclear services team and contribute to the design, analysis, and construction of nuclear facilities. This is an opportunity to play a critical role in the engineering and design processes for commercial nuclear power generation. Mesa's strategic growth strategy for our commercial nuclear division is to create a ready service pool of available staff to support proposals and projects in nuclear generation.

The position is open to a candidate who is able to work either in our Chattanooga, TN office location on a hybrid schedule working a minimum of 3 days in the office, typically Tuesday through Thursday, with the ability to work from home the remaining workdays or a remote candidate located near the Chicago, IL area.
Candidates must be able to travel to plant sites and support outages when needed (approx. 6-8 days/month with ability to support longer durations during outages).

We’ve got the power to energize your career and spark YOUR work/life balance through professional development and exceptional benefits. Don’t delay, plug in today for an inclusive and meaningful career. Mesa Associates, Inc. is a woman/minority-owned full‑service engineering, procurement, and project management firm covering power, defense, aerospace, industrial, commercial, and municipal entities. We specialize in power generation and delivery services. Our Nuclear Services Division specializes in providing high‑quality engineering, procurement, design, and project management for operating and new reactor clients, and partners with our other divisions to integrate nuclear design with electrical high‑voltage, substations, switchyard, transmission line, and distribution design.

We have been in the top 10 of EC&M's Top 40 Electrical Design Firms since 2012. With over 1,000 associates, we are big enough to perform, but small enough to care!

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• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university (
  required
  )
• Master of Science or other advanced degree in engineering (preferred)
• PE registration (highly preferred) – or ability to obtain PE License within one year of employment (
  required
  )
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in design and 4 years’ experience in design of modifications in nuclear commercial plants
• Experience performing pipe stress analysis using AutoPIPE or a similar software (highly preferred)
• Experience working with multiple operating nuclear clients, specifically Constellation Nuclear, and vendors (highly preferred)
• On-site and past unescorted access (highly preferred) or ability to obtain unescorted access at an operating or construction nuclear plant (
  required
  )
• Experience with Industry Standard Design Procedure IP-ENG-001 (
  required
  )
• Strong knowledge of mechanical design codes (ASME, ANSI, API, NFPA)
• Proficient computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite). Additional software skills including Bluebeam, Micro Station, AutoCAD, Vault, Plant3D, Inventor, ReCap, Solid Works, FARO Scene, and other 3D rendering programs (preferred)

• Support proposal developmental and guide other engineers in the development of deliverables for nuclear projects within the Mechanical discipline
• Report to an assigned Project Engineer and Project Manager on multi‑discipline proposals and projects and act as a Project Engineer for Mechanical projects when required
• Act as a technical point of contact for the customer, and provide area expertise in development of industry standard design and calculations associated with design and construction of commercial nuclear modifications
• Be responsible for working with other engineers and designers…