Our client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Plant Design Integration Engineer to support the integration, oversight, and coordination of nuclear island plant design with ongoing licensing and configuration management efforts. This role involves collaborating with design engineering disciplines, licensing, safety analysis, and PRA to develop plans, strategies, processes, and plant level design deliverables.

Location:  Remote

Length of Assignment:  12 months

Benefits:  Three insurance levels, 401K + match, sick leave, and working with a great company!

US citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. *Work sponsorship is not available at this time.

Responsibilities:

• B.S, M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from accredited university. Aerospace, Nuclear, and Civil Engineering degrees are also considered.

• Minimum of 10+ years of related experience with a B.S. degree, or 6+ years with an M.S. degree, or 3+ years with Ph.D. degree.

• Proficient in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods and commercial mechanical stress analysis and modeling tools with emphasis on ANSYS and SolidWorks.

• Collaborate with a geographically diverse set of team members, including those in partner organizations, to develop nuclear island plant integration deliverables with a focus on ongoing design engineering, licensing, and configuration management efforts.

• Provide support for activities led by other departments, including licensing, design engineering, safety analysis, and PRA.

• Develop plant level integration design deliverables in collaboration with plant design departments, including licensing, safety analysis, and PRA. Deliverables include plans, strategies, discipline design documents, plant level design basis documents, and processes.

• Drive cross functional design, licensing, safety analysis, and PRA collaboration and integration.

• Interface with various organizations including Licensing, Operations, Procurement, Construction, and Document Control.

• Organize and convey information to other disciplines and organizations effectively.

• Work in a conceptual design and first of a kind environment using good engineering judgement to identify deliverables and processes to achieve key project objectives.

Key Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant experience in nuclear facility design or operation including experience in plant or systems engineering, design engineering, fire protection, operations, or reactor engineering.

• Working understanding of NRC regulations and associated guidance. Prior interaction with NRC staff is desirable.

• Ability to work independently with moderate supervision and demonstrate initiative.

• Strong leadership skills with ability to proactively drive collaboration across multiple disciplines.

• Team oriented with ability to work effectively with geographically distributed team members. • Conversant across a wide variety of engineering disciplines, programs, and processes. • Ability to acquire new knowledge and apply it in a fast-paced environment. • Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to convey critical design integration information to management, engineering teams, and customers. • Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001. • High degree of trust and integrity with ability to communicate openly and foster teamwork. • Innovative mindset with ability to work in conceptual design environments.  Estimated Compensation Range:  $54.00-$90.00 per hour. This range represents the estimated low end and high end of the compensation range for this position. *All experience levels considered.*  About Hansell Tierney:   Hansell Tierney  is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients' unique needs.  This Organization Participates in E-Verify  This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.