Lead Mechanical Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Newport, MI

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The expectation will be for this individual to work at the Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Newport, MI, supporting project needs with a hybrid work arrangement. You'll spend three days a week on-site, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days. This position will offer you the opportunity to work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of instrumentation and control systems at the Fermi 2 power plant. You will be a Sargent & Lundy representative at the Fermi 2 site and work on interesting and challenging projects that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical controls engineering issues, including the following: Modification packages for operating nuclear power plants Functional mechanical drawings and/or drawings for nuclear power plant systems Engineering analyses and evaluations to support modifications and operation of plant systems Technical specifications and procurement documents for plant equipment Vendor bid evaluations for plant equipment Studies and options evaluations for modifications to operating nuclear power plants In addition, you will have the opportunity to: Develop engineering cost estimates for small to mid-sized client-requested work scopes Visit client office and/or plant site locations to interface with the client and make presentations related to engineering tasks and status Lead engineering project teams

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an ABET accredited program with academic coursework in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfers
A minimum of 10 years of experience in the power industry
Working knowledge of codes, standards, and regulations that apply to mechanical engineering design of nuclear power plants

Nice To Haves

PE license is beneficial, but not required
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Responsibilities

Investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical controls engineering issues
Developing modification packages for operating nuclear power plants
Creating functional mechanical drawings and/or drawings for nuclear power plant systems
Performing engineering analyses and evaluations to support modifications and operation of plant systems
Developing technical specifications and procurement documents for plant equipment
Conducting vendor bid evaluations for plant equipment
Performing studies and options evaluations for modifications to operating nuclear power plants
Developing engineering cost estimates for small to mid-sized client-requested work scopes
Visiting client office and/or plant site locations to interface with the client and make presentations related to engineering tasks and status
Leading engineering project teams
Leading others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Directing automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs