Job Information
Bechtel Corporation Senior Mechanical Engineer, Natrium in Reston, Virginia
Requisition ID: 273877
Relocation Authorized: National - Family
Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
Requisition Posting End Date: 01/09/2024
Work Location: Reston, VA
Bechtel Overview
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customer’s objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining and Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
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Project Overview
Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier, and less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining, or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.
Other Natrium partners include GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Energy Northwest, PacifiCorp, and Duke Energy, along with support from a number of national laboratories and universities. This DOE Program has the potential to be the largest funding program for advanced nuclear power in U.S. history and will shape the future of nuclear energy for decades.
Position Overview
This position will support the design development of Mechanical systems and equipment for the Natrium Reactor project by preparing studies, drawings, calculations, specifications, data sheets, and evaluations, in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements. This position will also work with estimating, mechanical engineers, and other technical disciplines in a team environment.
Responsibilities
Coordinate within the engineering group and other disciplines and groups independently in developing the preliminary system design and equipment identification in a team environment.
Resolve technical issues related to the discipline independently, including any required interface with other disciplines, groups, suppliers, and the customer.
Execute schedule requirements while maintaining a high degree of quality in work products.
Support development of project cost and schedule estimates.
Coordinate closely with other technical disciplines in planning and executing work as an integrated team.
Qualifications and Skills
Basic Qualifications
Level I - BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university or college with six (7) years of progressive related experience, or in lieu of degree, twelve (12) years of progressive related experience.
Level II - BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university or college with nine (9) years of progressive related experience, or in lieu of degree, fifteen (15) years of progressive related experience.
Must be able to complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship.
Minimum Qualifications
Relevant experience includes, but is not limited to, P&IDs, calculations, and specifications for Mechanical systems and equipment on power plants, refineries, or chemical process facilities.
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
Ability to utilize office automation tools effectively.
Knowledge of industry and regulatory guides, codes, and standards, as well as Bechtel Corporate guides and standards.
Broad knowledge of the application of Mechanical engineering design principles.
Preferred Qualifications
US Citizenship
Prior work experience in execution center environment and demonstrated flexibility in work assignments.
MS degree in Mechanical or related Engineering, from an accredited university.
Professional Engineer License (Mechanical or related Engineering).
Experience working with procedures meeting quality assurance programs such as ASME-NQA-1, MIL-Q-9858A, or ISO-9000.
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Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
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