Mechanical Designer - Nuclear Projects
Sargent & Lundy
- Chattanooga, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- As a member of the mechanical design team, this position will offer you the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplined engineering and design project team developing mechanical equipment location, piping layout and pipe support deliverables
- Participate in 3D model reviews and the coordination of detailed design phases for all aspects of an integrated mechanical design
- Provide support to other designers and project team members in order to ensure a complete and timely design
- Layout mechanical equipment maintaining required spatial clearances utilizing 3D modeling software
- Develop physical piping layout and pipe support designs utilizing 3D modeling software in an integrated 3D design environment
- Layout piping, associated components and pipe supports utilizing system design criteria and engineering piping & instrumentation diagram (P&ID) information
- Work with mechanical equipment 3D model layout and vendor drawings to verify equipment and component connection points
- Work in 3D model with other design disciplines to ensure that physical clearances are met and constructability, accessibility, and operations and maintenance requirements are maintained
- Work with piping stress and structural engineers to locate and detail required pipe supports
- Develop 2D mechanical equipment location, piping isometric and mechanical piping composite drawings from the 3D model
- Develop 2D pipe support drawings
- Generate complete bills of materials for piping and pipe supports
- An Associate's Degree in drafting, or a high school diploma and 4 or more years drafting course work or equivalent technical experience
- Proficiency in 3D integrated plant modeling design software tools
- Proficiency in 3D MicroStation or 3D AutoCAD
- Proficiency in reading spreadsheets created from the 3D model
- 3 or more years of detailed physical design experience in the development of mechanical general arrangements, piping systems, and supports
- Experience in the review of mechanical equipment, including outlines and interface points, and coordinating and developing the associated deliverables
- Ability to interface with engineering and design teams of other disciplines in the project design process
- Proficiency with MicroStation