Mechanical Engineer 3 (R&D)

NuScale Power, LLC

6d•Remote

About The Position

This position will report to the manager for product development and will be part of a dynamic high impact team focused on developing NuScale’s microreactor technology. The team reports to the CTO. NuScale’s microreactor technology is in the early stages of development and the target market for this product includes research reactor and commercial distributed power and heat applications at a thermal power scale smaller than NuScale’s commercial small modular reactor. This role will be responsible for the mechanical design of systems and components.

Requirements

A minimum of B.S. degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering from a four year accredited college or university.
Minimum of 5 years of full-time, directly relevant engineering experience in mechanical design of systems and components, including expertise with structural analysis using ANSYS, is required.
Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

Nice To Haves

Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
The employee frequently is required; to sit and stand; walk; bend, use hands to operate office equipment; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to travel nationally and locally using common forms of transportation.

Responsibilities

Systems and component conceptual design development
Support design trade studies
Perform thermal mechanical design analysis for static stress, fatigue, and creep, using analytical and computational methods
Product cost modeling
Support instrumentation selection and instrumentation design integration
Support system and component design development for test facilities
Perform other duties as assigned.