Civil/Structural Designer - Nuclear

Mesa Associates•Chattanooga, TN

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mesa Associates, Inc. is a woman/minority-owned full-service engineering, procurement, and project management firm covering power, defense, aerospace, industrial, commercial, and municipal entities. We specialize in power generation and delivery services. Our Nuclear Services Division specializes in providing high-quality engineering, procurement, design, and project management for operating and new reactor clients, and partners with our other divisions to integrate nuclear design with electrical high-voltage, substations, switchyard, transmission line, and distribution design. We have been in the top 10 of EC&M's Top 40 Electrical Design Firms since 2012. With over 1,000 associates, we are big enough to perform, but small enough to care! Mesa Associates is seeking a Civil/Structural Designer to join our nuclear services team and contribute to the design development of modifications and new designs related to nuclear facilities. This is an opportunity to play a critical role in the engineering and design processes for commercial nuclear power generation. Mesa's strategic growth strategy for our commercial nuclear division is to create a ready service pool of available staff to support proposals and projects in nuclear generation.

Requirements

Minimum of a High School diploma
Ability to obtain unescorted access at an operating or construction nuclear plant
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
AutoCAD and 3D modeling experience using Inventor or Solidworks

Nice To Haves

Associate degree
4+ years of experience working with operating nuclear (DOE or commercial) clients and vendors
design engineering experience associated with commercial nuclear sites
familiarity with general arrangement, equipment, structural, and mechanical drawings

Responsibilities

Understand and apply engineering design principles to create drawing deliverables in support of design packages
Drive assigned projects to completion
Perform self-checks to minimize rework
Travel to client facilities for the purpose of gathering field information and participating in design review meetings/other as required
Be responsible for working with other engineers and designers to provide input to design change packages for modifications at operating nuclear plants and other associated nuclear facilities
Perform a broad range of Civil/Structural design activities to support development of design change documentation