Lead Piping Stress Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Wilmington, DE

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Piping Stress Engineer provides senior-level technical direction and supervision to project team members in the Piping Engineering & Analysis discipline. The role establishes discipline task schedules and budgets, coordinates work across disciplines, and is accountable for completing project deliverables in accordance with technical, quality, and project-controls expectations. The engineer serves as a technical liaison with clients and as a lead technical resource on projects. The discipline evaluates piping systems under applicable codes, including ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and ASME B31.1 and B31.7. Specialty work may include vibration monitoring and analysis, vibration prevention and mitigation, hydraulic transient evaluations, thermal stratification assessments, operability evaluations, qualification for hydrodynamic loads, pipe rupture evaluations, flow-accelerated or microbiologically induced corrosion wall-thinning evaluations, and pipe flaw evaluations. The role reviews complex calculations and approves simple calculations; provides technical guidance; and ensures calculations meet project requirements. It reviews and approves simple system or structural designs and prepares and reviews complex designs for completeness, accuracy, quality, constructability, and operability. The engineer reviews drawings and design inputs, defines client expectations for drawings, coordinates design and engineering interfaces, and participates in design reviews. The position also prepares and reviews major system, installation, and material specifications; defines technical and commercial requirements, including vendor-submittal schedules; prepares bid evaluations for complex systems and installation scopes; participates in vendor bid negotiations; and may evaluate client change orders. The engineer prepares and reviews complex single-discipline reports and studies, contributes to multidisciplinary reports, and reviews studies and reports for sound conclusions, cost-effectiveness, and clear communication. This position follows a hybrid work schedule and requires in-office work three days per week. Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, or Structural/Civil Engineering from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program.
Relevant emphasis in solid mechanics, structural analysis, theory of elasticity, metallurgy, and finite element analysis.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
10 or more years of relevant experience.
Extensive knowledge of ASME B31.1 and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III piping codes.
Knowledge of the design, selection, and application of pipe supporting elements.
Working knowledge of commercially available piping products and their application.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Ability to navigate a 3D CAD model.
Experience with AutoPIPE or PIPESTRESS software.
Knowledge of gas dynamics and hydraulic transients.
Knowledge of pipe condition assessment.
Experience with ANSYS Workbench and Mechanical ADP.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide senior-level technical direction and supervision to project team members in the piping discipline.
Establish discipline task schedules and budgets to meet project requirements.
Coordinate activities between disciplines and serve as a technical liaison with clients.
Ensure project deliverables meet technical, quality, and project-controls expectations.
Review complex calculations and approve simple calculations; provide technical guidance and ensure calculations meet project requirements.
Review and approve simple system or structural designs, and prepare and review complex designs for completeness, accuracy, quality, constructability, and operability.
Perform engineering reviews of drawings and complex system or structure design inputs; define client expectations for drawings.
Coordinate the interface between design and engineering and participate in design reviews.
Prepare and review major system, installation, and material specifications.
Define technical and commercial requirements, including schedules for vendor submittals needed as design input.
Prepare bid evaluations for complex systems and installation scopes and participate in vendor bid negotiations.
Evaluate client change orders when applicable.
Prepare and review complex single-discipline reports and studies and participate in multidisciplinary reports.
Review studies and reports to ensure conclusions are technically sound, cost-effective, and clearly communicated.
Perform piping-system evaluations to applicable codes and specialty analyses, which may include vibration, hydraulic transients, thermal stratification, hydrodynamic loads, pipe rupture, corrosion-related wall thinning, and pipe flaws.