Mechanical Engineer, Piping Design

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer, Piping Design to join our team supporting the DOE's Y-12 National Security Complex! This position is full-time and will be based out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee with hybrid flexibility. Candidate will provide CNS, Mission Engineering with full time piping design engineering support for facility and production area activities in Cat 2 and Cat 3 facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide design output documentation to support minor facility modifications. The types of design output documents typically developed by a piping design engineer within the Mission Engineering organization are drawings, engineering instructions, data sheets, equipment specifications, equivalency evaluations, calculations, etc.

• Must be able to do pipe stress analysis.

• Familiarity with and experience in developing designs in accordance with ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1.

• Works with other engineering disciplines and other plant organizations to produce timely design output.

• Requires an understanding of Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, Conduct of Maintenance for facilities operating within a nuclear regulated environment.

• Requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interface effectively with various clients, production and support organizations, management, and hourly wage employees.

• Must be willing to perform field walk-downs and work in a production environment.

Requirements

• Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor’s Degree in relevant engineering discipline from an ABET accredited University/College and 10+ years of relevant experience.

• Citizenship – To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work.

• Clearance – To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed.

• Must have a good understanding of Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Operations, Conduct of Maintenance for facilities operating within a nuclear regulated environment.

• Experience in developing designs in accordance with ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1.

• Experience performing pipe stress analysis.

• Experience performing field walkdowns.

Desired Skills

• Experience with AutoPipe is a plus but not required.

• Experience in a NRC or DOE regulated environment is desirable.

About the Site

The NNSA's Y-12 National Security Complex, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is the nation’s only source of enriched uranium nuclear weapon components and provides enriched uranium for the U.S. Navy as well as excels in materials science, precision manufacturing, and stores enriched uranium. Y-12 supports efforts to reduce nuclear proliferation risk and performs work for other government agencies ().