Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM has a position available for a mid-career Mechanical Engineer to support our multi-disciplinary design team addressing the most challenging engineering tasks in power generation. AECOM's broad technical capabilities, global footprint and experience in executing large scale projects uniquely position us to lead in traditional steam, thermal power generation and advanced nuclear technologies. This includes being a part of the first-of-a-kind program with AECOM partners advancing the innovative stellarator technology to the world.

For this role, AECOM offers the freedom and flexibility to work remotely and/or be located at a variety of Energy offices located in multiple locations across the United States.

The successful candidate is expected to be a detail-oriented, experienced engineer who can make decisions independently under the guidance of senior staff. It is an excellent career opportunity for an engineer with a strong technical background and looking to grow into a project technical leadership role.

The responsibilities of this role also include, but may not be limited to, the following:

* Development of mechanical equipment and piping material specifications

* Produce calculations to inform design such as hydraulic modeling, pipe stress calculations, tank and pump sizing

* Coordination with mechanical design team to direct completion of engineering drawings.

* Multi-discipline collaboration on the development of equipment general arrangements, P&'s, isometrics, asset and tie-in lists, orthographic, etc.

* Attend client meetings and/or site field visits

* Performs both routine and non-routine, complex design assignments that require judgment in resolving issues or making recommendations.

* Maintain open communication with project team and supervisor regarding workload planning, task estimating and budgeting

* Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations.

* Interact with vendors, regulatory agencies and contractors

* Preparation of project specification and contract documents

* Ability to check and verify work prepared by peer/group

* Applies strong knowledge of industry standards, guides, specifications, and procedures specific to working in with US mechanical and industrial infrastructure

* Ensure that the technical and safety standards are maintained in all aspects of design work

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

* 4 years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering for industrial or power generation projects

* EIT Certification with the ability to license as a PE within 1 year.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Professional Engineering licensure

* 6+ years of experience preferred

* 2+ yrs experience as project technical mechanical lead

* Demonstrated experience with specifying mechanical equipment (e.g. rotating equipment, tanks, pumps, pressure vessels, heat exchanges)

* Familiarity with diverse metallurgy

* Demonstrated experience with engineering software packages:
Caesar II, Pipe-Flo (or other hydraulic modeling application), Aspen Tech applications and/or Applied Flow Technology applications

* Experience with nuclear power generation and thermal power generation

* Experience executing work in 3D model environments and collaborative model environments (e.g. Navisworks, ACC)

* Experience with AutoCAD Plant3D Smart P&'s

* Strong knowledge of piping specifications and pipe stress analysis

* Strong experience leveraging laser scan or other data sets to inform design development

* Knowledge of typical stakeholders and be able to anticipate data requests and expectations

* Demonstrated experience in participating complex, multi-discipline programs/projects and CAD teams

* Comprehensive knowledge of industry (incl safety) standards (e.g. API, ASME)

Additional Information

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

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