Mechanical Design Engineer

Visium Resources • Richmond, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Visium Resources has been asked to identify qualified candidates for this Mechanical Design Engineer position. This position is a contract hire opportunity which is expected to be on-site, in Richmond, VA, for a duration of one year. The Mechanical Design Engineer will be an active contributor to the steam turbine service engineering activities such as outage planning and execution, technical guidance to field engineers, root cause analysis on product and process issues, design of steam turbine components and technical support to parts engineering and sourcing teams for the product designs form, fit and function. This role will require you to partner with the rotating equipment steam turbine design engineering teams globally for the product designs and development to provide safe, reliable, and quality focused product solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in steam turbine service engineering.
• Minimum of 1+ years of field execution experience, preferably within the power generation industry.

Nice To Haves

• NX CAD drafting experience will be bonus.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Good understanding of steam turbine and balance of plant systems and operations.
• Steam turbine rotating and stationary components inspection methods and repairs.
• Steam turbine disassembly, assembly, startups and operational exposure.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical disposition and guidance to field engineers and service managers during outage planning and execution for industrial, fossil, and nuclear steam turbines.
• Support site and customer facing team on steam turbine design and service related queries and its applications.
• Lead small-scale steam turbine service projects of low to moderate complexity, ensuring successful execution and delivery. Example: Steam turbine interchangeability study.
• Support and advise sourcing teams in the resolution of material substitution and product non-conformance issues.
• Provide technical expertise to parts engineering and sourcing teams, ensuring product design requirements related to form, fit, and function are achieved.
• Evaluate and disposition product and process non-conformances, driving corrective and preventive actions through structured root cause analysis.
• Travel domestically as needed to support customer site activities (approximately 5-10% travel).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level