Nuclear Maintenance Equipment Engineer

Talascend is currently seeking a Nuclear Maintenance Equipment Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Everette, Washington (State).

Overview

The role involves designing and delivering nuclear maintenance casks and their support equipment for a reactor, working within the Fuel Handling group alongside other systems design groups.

Responsibilities

• Design of nuclear maintenance equipment systems from requirements through final design, with a focus on operational aspects of the systems
• Create operational narratives for nuclear maintenance equipment and systems
• Create diagrams for equipment and systems
• Support the development of automated control systems and equipment
• Provide system design and operational input to and perform reviews of analyses, such as thermal, seismic, structural, heat transfer, and other analyses performed by others
• Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems such as ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, NFPA, etc.
• Provide technical direction and guidance to engineers in applicable nuclear related design and operations standards
• Analyze and allocate regulatory criteria and standards to complex mechanical and process system design
• Work with the vendor design team to create and manage drawing packages of system designs, including but not limited to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, and system interface drawings
• Oversee fabrication and delivery activities for maintenance equipment such as casks, floor valves, adapters, and support equipment
• Interface with design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, civil, and nuclear) to identify and develop plant design information and specify system design and performance criteria
• Work with the vendor team and interface with internal design stakeholders in establishing and maintaining system requirements and specification documents
• Recommend testing programs for plant system qualification, as needed
• Generate documents as a part of the design packages for systems, sub-systems, and equipment designs
• Develop (and review vendor) technical design documents, such as Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, Engineering Design Specifications, etc.
• Interface with and support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports
• Support design reviews as plant system and subsystem designs are established

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or related discipline from an accredited university
• 6+ years work experience with proven mechanical system design and operations skills

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in the design and operation of complex mechanical systems, structures and equipment, particularly nuclear fuel handling systems
• Previous experience with nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel handling or nuclear maintenance process systems, or similar high-performance system or equipment design is required
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills
• Current or previously qualified nuclear plant operator (EOOW, SRO, STE, or similar) is highly desired
• Experience with radiological controls at nuclear power plants is highly desired
• Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence
• Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to contribute to a design team’s effort with minimal direction
• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives
• Ability to work on simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach
• Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork