Senior Mechanical Engineer – Balance of Plant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the design, development, and construction of balance-of-plant systems for an innovative nuclear power plant.

• Take ownership of significant fluid and thermal systems from inception and analysis to detailed design, vendor interaction, procurement, integration, testing, and commissioning.

• Manage major BOP systems, including main steam and piping, feedwater, condensate, air-cooled condenser, heat exchangers, auxiliary systems, and turbine-side thermal cycle equipment/interfaces.

• Direct trade studies, concept development, and decisions regarding system architecture.

• Create mechanical and physical system design concepts for BOP structures, systems, and components.

• Ensure design adheres to criteria, requirements, system interfaces, codes, and standards.

• Conduct or review thermal, structural, and fluid analyses using hand calculations, FEA, and CFD tools.

• Undertake studies on steam generator/turbine coupling, condenser performance, heat exchanger optimization, cycle efficiency, transient response, and system dynamics.

• Develop, validate, create, and review system simulations, analytical models, and analyses.

• Implement requirements from design basis documents, system interfaces, hazards, and safety analyses.

• Engage in plant-level safety analyses, reliability assessments, and performance evaluations.

• Oversee system development throughout all lifecycle phases.

• Tackle complex technical challenges and deliver engineering outputs on schedule and within budget.

• Collaborate with interfacing system owners and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Ensure thermal coupling and integration across BOP, NSSS, and reactor systems.

• Identify equipment suppliers, assess vendors, assist with procurement, and provide input for equipment specifications.

• Prepare, lead, and facilitate PDR and CDR design reviews.

• Create design basis documents, technical reports, calculations, design descriptions, and drawings.

• Support the documentation for NRC and other regulatory submissions.

• Define and manage BOMs, component specifications, and configuration control.

• Develop manufacturing processes, assembly sequences, integration plans, and testing procedures.

• Assist with build, commissioning, and plant startup activities.

• Generate and maintain CAD models.

• Formulate system schedules, budgets, and resource plans in collaboration with company leadership.

• Oversee external engineering contractors or design partners.

• Guide projects from initial concepts through deployment and ongoing operations.

• Enhance internal engineering processes, documentation, and tools.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

• Over 10 years of experience in mechanical or fluid system design (7+ years with a Master's degree).

• High level of proficiency in fluid/thermal-mechanical design and analysis, including hand calculations and FEA (ANSYS, Abaqus, FEMAP, etc.).

• Proficient in CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.).

• Strong grasp of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups.

• Experience with piping, pressure vessels, steam cycle equipment, high-temperature systems, and/or industrial fluid systems.

• Background in the design, installation, or operation of mechanical process equipment.

• Proven experience throughout the complete product/system lifecycle.

• Familiarity with relevant mechanical/industrial codes and standards (ASME, API, NRC, NFPA, etc.).

• Ability to function across multiple cross-functional teams.

• Excellent technical communication and documentation abilities.

• Self-motivated, with a sense of ownership and capability to drive tasks from concept to completion.

• Must comply with U.S. export controls.

• Visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Significant incentive stock plan available for all full-time employees.

• Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage (details to be provided).

• Flexible PTO policy.

• Options for hybrid and remote work based on the role.

• Additional benefits to be disclosed at the offer stage.