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Los Alamos National Laboratory · 1 week ago

Mechanical System Engineer 1/2 (Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1/2)

Los Alamos, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$94K/yr - $155K/yr

2+ years exp

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. They are seeking a Mechanical System Engineer to support the Laboratory's mission by serving as a subject matter expert in nuclear facility engineering, focusing on various mechanical systems and collaborating with other engineers to develop full-system design solutions.

Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the Laboratory's mission by serving as the subject matter expert for nuclear facility electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering matters

Perform engineering studies including short circuit, device coordination, equipment sizing, exterior lighting, fault current, arc flash for both medium and low voltage equipment, demolition, installation, upgrades, and repairs

Become familiar with pressure safety, leak testing requirements, piping supports, flow requirements, installing equipment on housekeeping pads or skids with the use of post-installed anchors, design cranes and crane girders/support structures, canopies, equipment support stands, piping/conduit supports, wall/floor/ceiling penetrations, and concrete slabs

Work alongside junior and senior engineers to complete collaborative full-system design solutions through mentoring and leadership

Prepare and review technical reports and studies as part of establishing and maintaining Technical Baseline for new and existing facility structural systems

Define and collect the usage, process, safety, and other requirements for the structure, system, or component design or analysis tasks, and prepare design concepts that meet the requirements

Develop design details, design or analysis calculations, load studies, specifications, and special inspections that incorporate the applicable design requirements, including nuclear safety requirements

Evaluate and trend system health

Interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines and the customer during the development of the design as the Mechanical SME

Mentor engineering interns and other engineers

Qualification

Nuclear facility engineeringHVAC systemsMechanical systems troubleshootingTechnical report preparationDesign calculationsCodesStandards knowledgeChilled water systemsMechanical system softwareEffective communicationMentoring

Required

Develops broad and/or unique knowledge with major commercial, industrial, or nuclear facility with a strong background in facility related systems (i.e. HVAC, Compressed Air)

Fundamental knowledge of design, operation, and maintenance of facility related mechanical systems

Knowledge of trouble shooting mechanical systems

Awareness of and demonstrated experience in application of codes and standards in a highly regulated work environment, to include but not limited to the IBC, IEBC, ASHRE, B31

Demonstrated ability to perform analysis and calculations required to support engineered solutions

Ability to effectively communicate engineering solutions both verbally and written with management, customers, peers, and maintenance personnel

Increased knowledge and experience of the above in addition to the following are Requirements for Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2

Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to prepare and review technical reports and studies as part of establishing and maintaining Technical Baseline for new and existing facility structural systems

Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to define and collect the usage, process, safety, and other requirements for the structure, system, or component design or analysis tasks, and prepare design concepts that meet the requirements

Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to develop design details, design or analysis calculations, load studies, specifications, and special inspections that incorporate the applicable design requirements, including nuclear safety requirements, as applicable

Knowledge and demonstrated experience evaluating and trending system health

Demonstrated ability to interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines and the customer during the development of the design as the Mechanical SME

Demonstrated ability to mentor engineering interns and other engineers

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and 2 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above

Preferred

Experience with chilled water systems

Experience with mechanical system computational software for mechanical systems (i.e., AFT Fathom/Arrow, Pipe Flow)

Experience with nuclear air handling system requirements

Experience with mechanical system computational software for mechanical systems (i.e., Train Trace, Pipe Flow)

Experience as a mechanical engineer at a DOE non-reactor nuclear facility with a strong background in facility related mechanical systems (i.e. HVAC, Compressed Air)

Experience with the application of DOE Orders and Standards as related to facility systems

Experience working within an ASME NQA-1 or similar quality program