Mechanical Engineer, Advanced

Naval Nuclear Laboratory•Schenectady, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career? Apply today! Would you like to be directly supporting the Reactor Servicing mission of the program? If you want to use your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and skills to solve real world problems and see your ideas, come to life, then the M-290/M140 Design and Analysis Unit in Reactor Servicing Systems is looking for you. The M-290/M-140 Design and Analysis group is seeking a mechanical engineer to work on designs supporting spent fuel shipping containers. The successful candidate would perform mechanical system and hardware design, finite element analysis, as well as supporting the fleet of spent fuel containers. The candidate would work with a diverse team of engineers, scientists, project managers, and shipyards to support the Naval Reactors program. With design and implementation cycles lasting from weeks to months you can quickly have direct input to solve real problems that are affecting the Navy and spent fuel transportation by developing new solutions that will advance the program's mission. Apply today!

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science field; or Currently an Advanced Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or Field (RPCO) Engineer at the Company.
U.S. citizens
Ability to pass a Federal background investigation
Meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter
Pass a drug test

Nice To Haves

Degrees in Mechanical Engineering are preferred, but not required.
Previous design experience.
Ability to lead a small team.
Motivation to pursue advances in technology, make decisions, and deliver results.
Experience using 3D CAD software packages to evaluate suitability of a design based on functional requirements, design codes, and constraints (budget, physical space available, interferences, etc).

Responsibilities

Perform mechanical system and hardware design
Perform finite element analysis
Support the fleet of spent fuel containers
Work with a diverse team of engineers, scientists, project managers, and shipyards to support the Naval Reactors program
Develop new solutions that will advance the program's mission