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Pantex Plant · 11 hours ago

Projects - Structural Design Engineer

Amarillo, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Pantex Plant is a leading organization in the field of engineering and national security, seeking a Projects - Structural Design Engineer. The role involves developing detailed design packages, providing engineering support, and troubleshooting plant facilities while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and codes.

IndustrialMachinery Manufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop high quality detailed design packages

Provide engineering procurement and field technical support to implement designs

Provide expertise for troubleshooting and technical assessments of plant facilities

Prepare conceptual engineering deliverables such as cost-estimating bills of material and man-hour estimates, statements of work, design criteria, and design engineering deliverables

Work effectively and cooperatively as a team member of an integrated project team or as a technical lead for a multi-discipline task

Perform walkdowns in existing plant facilities to generate design documents and provide field support to craft personnel

Provide self-performed technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems through the application of established engineering practices, codes, and standards

Conduct building evaluations and modifications, seismic analyses and rehab, oversight of outside engineering firms, and machine installations

Develop structural drawings for various materials of construction, structural calculations, equipment anchorage, report preparation, drafting, and preparation of construction specifications

Plan, self-perform, and/or direct all engineering design team activities on a project including development of detailed project scope, design time-lines, functions and requirements, design basis and criteria, design schedule and tracking, project engineering budget, calculations, research, design review, inter-discipline design coordination, design approval, design change control, specifications, approval of contractor technical and material submittals, and field verification of construction compliance to design

Qualification

Structural EngineeringTechnical EvaluationsDesign CriteriaSTAAD.ProComputer-Aided DesignTechnical FeedbackTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA)

OR Master's degree in Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering discipline with a minimum 3.3/4.0 cumulative GPA

There is a minimum GPA requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript

Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire

In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status

The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709

Medical requirements may apply

Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation

As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter

U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants

Preferred

Knowledgeable in respective technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques

Ability to evaluate and provide feedback on new and proposed revisions to technical operating procedures, design drawings, design requirements, and facility systems, structures, and components

Ability to perform technical evaluations of processes and provide well-written, technical feedback

Ability to make informed decisions and support those decisions to your peers and senior management