Senior Engineer

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports reputable organizations across multiple industries? If so, we are looking for you. At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Perform design and analyses for the repair, modification and qualification of components within the primary pressure boundary of Westinghouse designed nuclear power plants including current operating fleet, AP1000 andAP300.
• Use of analysis tools, such as finite element simulations (ex. Ansys) and hand calculations to qualify component design.
• Work with other component, system, and manufacturing leads on the integration of the subsystems and work through emergent design issues.
• Work with project managers and subsystem/component leads to develop and maintain project schedules.
• Identify and define technical issues, risks and challenges, direct efforts to successful resolution.
• Bring engineering rigor to resolution of problems that are sometimes loosely, or only partially, defined, requiring knowledge and experience within given discipline.
• Incorporate the use of industry, regulatory, or NRC/DOE/ASME codes, standards, and criteria pertinent to nuclear reactors in design activities.
• Provide technical guidance, direction, and collaborate with other personnel including partners such as national laboratories, sub-contractors, suppliers, fabricators, and customers.
• Support plant refueling outages (both on-site and remotely) including stretches of 12-hour shift work and overnight work because of time sensitivity
• Adaptable and flexible to changes in strategy, market, design, or manufacturing.
• Strong ownership mentality to hold yourself accountable for delivery of high-quality engineering or physical material products.

Who You Are:

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics or Aerospace Engineering (MS is a plus). Alternate degrees such as nuclear engineering, structural engineering, or materials science, etc. will be considered with component design experience
• Minimum 4 years of applicable experience Component structural analysis required; 6plus year preferred
• Experience with ASME Section III and Section XI criteria preferred
• Successful completion of the EIT exam required. Licensed professional engineer preferred
• Experience with FEA and ANSYS/ABAQUS preferred.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly and display a strong attention to detail
• Nuclear plant primary systems knowledge preferred

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

Through the ever changing and rapidly evolving contract labor market we continue to employ experienced, highly motivated, and qualified employees with proven track records to meet our clients' needs. We have expanded our scope of services outside of the nuclear industry to include international contracts in more than five countries. Our dedicated employees range in expertise from highly specialized technical niche positions to corporate function positions and we want YOU to be a part of our impressive talent network!

Additionally, WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay as well as benefits to qualifying positions. To learn more about us visit www.wectecstaffing.com

EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability