Fuel Handling Design Engineer

Designing fuel handling systems for a first-of-a-kind nuclear reactor is the kind of challenge that defines a career. This contract role offers a motivated mechanical design engineer the chance to work on critical, safety-significant equipment for a Generation IV reactor – from concept through final design.

What This Role Offers:

Location: Bellevue, WA / Remote

Full-Time, Hybrid (Bellevue, WA / Remote), 12-Month Contract | High likelihood of extension based on performance/job needs

Schedule: M-F

Salary Range: $52 – $85/hr

Benefits: Healthcare – Medical, Dental, Vision, and more | PTO | Some Paid Holidays | Unmatched 401k

Responsibilities:

• Design nuclear fuel handling systems and equipment from requirements through final design

• Create engineering CAD 3D models, assemblies, and drawings including P&IDs, interface drawings, and manufacturing drawings to ASME 14.1 and Y14.5 standards

• Perform and review scoping analysis and calculations for design options

• Document design work through technical writing including system design descriptions, equipment specifications, design reports, trade studies, and calculations

• Identify and ensure correct application of design codes including ASME, ANS, ASTM, ASHRAE, IEEE, NFPA, and regulatory requirements

• Interface with mechanical, I&C, civil, and nuclear disciplines to develop system design and performance criteria

• Provide technical direction and oversight of subcontractors to ensure on-time delivery of work products

• Support testing programs including test planning, execution oversight, evaluation, and reporting

• Support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports

• Participate in and present results at design reviews

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering preferred; Systems, Chemical, or Nuclear Engineering may be considered with relevant experience

• M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two and four years of experience respectively

• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated experience in design of complex mechanical systems, structures, and equipment

• Minimum 4 years of CAD proficiency required; SolidWorks preferred

• Working experience with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III or Section VIII preferred

• Prior nuclear industry experience with fuel handling systems preferred

• Experience working to ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001 quality standards

• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) preferred

• Experience with GD&T per ASME Y14.5M and tolerance stack-up analysis preferred

• Experience with finite element stress analysis and commercial mechanical analysis tools preferred

• U.S. citizenship, asylum, refugee, or LPR status required due to U.S. export control requirements

Thomas-Thor provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.