Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Overview:

We are seeking a talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing mechanical systems and products. If you have a passion for Nuclear innovation and possess strong technical skills, we want to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities:

Provide mechanical and equipment engineering support with the preparation of technical deliverables including technical specifications, test procedures, commissioning plans and registration design submissions for nuclear power plant (NPP) components and mechanical systems.

Perform conceptual and detail design activities for mechanical systems which includes flow sheets, detail drawings, equipment arrangement/layouts as well as sizing and selection of mechanical components related to nuclear steam plants.

Coordinating large scale projects of considerable technical and commercial complexity.

Supporting manufacturing, assembly, testing and commissioning tasks

Review design reports, analysis reports, calculations, documents, and drawings in support of design verification.

Define project work scope, monitoring and reporting project progress and communicating with clients.

Interface with other engineering disciplines to obtain data and resolve issues relevant to design.

Conduct technical, conceptual and detail design meetings in front of peers, clients, and suppliers.

Perform pre-order and post-order engineering support including review of client requirements, applicable documents and drawings, review of codes and standards, performing cost estimating, proposal preparation, as well as preparing and reviewing of engineering quotation requests, technical evaluations and resolving design deviations.

Provide technical guidance to drafting staff as well as oversight of interfacing disciplines.

Conduct site visits at nuclear generating stations and suppliers.

Provide engineering support to quality surveillance, manufacturing, assembly and testing with non-conformances.

Review and approve supplier’s capability to fabricate the required component within the applicable requirements.

Evaluate the completeness and status of delivered equipment.

Work in accordance with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and client and company procedures.

Provide consultation and/or review and approval of engineering quotation request packages and purchase requisitions.

Assist other engineers and branch manager with daily engineering activities.

Qualifications:

Engineering degree from an accredited University in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering or Engineering Science.

Registered Professional Engineer in a Province of Canada, qualified to seal mechanical and chemical engineering documents.

A minimum of 10 years of experience in Mechanical Design of industrial machines, automation equipment and automated-tooling design, and/or in Equipment Engineering with knowledge in pumps, fans, motors, valves, heat exchanges, steam generators, pressure vessels, etc.

Solid understanding of process systems, mechanics of machines, mechanics of materials, material selection and fundamentals of machine component design.

Solid understanding and experience with equipment sizing, selection, and troubleshooting of issues.

Specific knowledge and experience related to pressure vessels, valves, ventilation systems, as applicable to nuclear power stations.

Knowledge of/experience using nuclear pressure boundary Codes and Standards, including CSA N285.0 and ASME Sections III.

Experience working in or performing design work for a nuclear facility licensed in Canada or a nuclear reactor licensed outside Canada.

Strong written and oral communication skills

Willing to travel to and potentially work at Project sites to meet corporate needs (Note: the initial site location is at the Mississauga head office in Ontario).

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for mechanical engineering and innovation, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.