General Piping Engineer or Designer (3925)

Position Summary

The General Piping Engineer/Designer will support piping layout, modeling, routing, design documentation, and field coordination for a new nuclear fuel facility. This role may support multiple facility areas, including hot cells, GTS, building ducting interfaces, process piping, utility piping, and equipment connections.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update piping layouts, routing concepts, models, isometrics, spool drawings, support locations, line lists, and design details.
• Support piping design for hot cells, GTS, process systems, utility systems, building services, equipment interfaces, and ducting or facility integration areas.
• Prepare and revise piping design deliverables based on P&IDs, equipment arrangements, specifications, field conditions, and engineer direction.
• Coverage piping interfaces with process, HVAC, mechanical, I&C, electrical, civil/structural, radiological controls, safety basis, construction, and operations teams.
• Support constructability reviews, clash reviews, design checks, material takeoffs, procurement support, walkdowns, and field issue resolution.
• Review vendor drawings, equipment nozzle orientations, penetration locations, access requirements, maintainability constraints, and installation details.
• Maintain drawing quality, model accuracy, configuration control, and clear documentation of design changes.
• Support testing, commissioning, turnover, and as-built documentation as required.

Requirements

• Associate degree, technical diploma, bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in mechanical design, piping design, engineering technology, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of piping engineering or piping design experience supporting nuclear, DOE, chemical, process, industrial, high-hazard, manufacturing, or regulated facility projects.
• Experience with piping layouts, routing, isometrics, line lists, supports, specifications, equipment interfaces, and design coordination.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, specifications, layout drawings, vendor data, and field conditions.
• Experience using 2D/3D design tools or plant design platforms to support piping deliverables.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, constructability awareness, and cross-discipline coordination skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required site access, training, and security clearances.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hot cells, gloveboxes, GTS, nuclear fuel facilities, uranium processing, radiological facilities, or chemical processing systems.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Revit, SmartPlant, MicroStation, OpenPlant, Navisworks, or similar design/modeling tools.
• Knowledge of ASME B31.3, piping materials, supports, routing constraints, and construction work packages.
• Active DOE L or Q clearance.

Education and Experience

• Associate degree, technical diploma, bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in mechanical design, piping design, engineering technology, or a related technical field, plus 5+ years of relevant experience.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retail Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability