Mechanical Engineer 1 (Entry-Level) - Nuclear
About the role
This position has a target start date of January 2027 & in Summer 2027. This position will offer you the ability to directly apply your knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and power plant engineering. You will be preparing calculations, specifications, and technical reports to support client recommendations and reviews, and will additionally conduct equipment sizing, optimization evaluation, and selection in response to project needs. While supporting project teams with other Mechanical Engineers, you will be involved in system engineering, including the design, modification, and analysis of power plant mechanical systems. There is the potential for you to travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
But note we already have responsibilities content overlapping. Might split: About the role could be brief overview; Responsibilities separate list. We need to avoid duplication. Let's decide: About the role: target start date and general description. Responsibilities: bullet list of duties. Extract responsibilities bullet points: - Preparing calculations, specifications, and technical reports to support client recommendations and reviews - Conducting equipment sizing, optimization evaluation, and selection in response to project needs - Supporting project teams with other Mechanical Engineers in system engineering, including design, modification, and analysis of power plant mechanical systems - Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs We'll put as- .
Now Requirements/Qualifications: The posting has "Qualifications We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position." That's a qualification statement. Also "Essential Skills And Experience" list includes required qualifications: BS/MS in certain engineering fields, strong academic background, interest in thermodynamics etc., knowledge of practical application, knowledge of design techniques, strong interest in numerical computations, proficiency with MS Office, excellent written/verbal communication.
We could combine Qualifications and Essential Skills into a Requirements section? But we have separate headings allowed: Qualifications, Skills. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Qualifications and Skills sections.
Thus:
Qualifications
We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
But also maybe include degree requirement? That is under Essential Skills And Experience. Might be better to put degree requirement under Qualifications. However the posting lumps degree under Essential Skills And Experience. We need to preserve all info; we can split but must not lose info. Let's put degree requirement under Qualifications as well? But the heading "Qualifications" already has the sponsorship line; we can add more content after that. Thus Qualifications section: include sponsorship line and degree requirement? The posting says "Essential Skills And Experience This position requires a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, General Engineering, or Systems Engingeering with a strong academic background and interest in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, power engineering, turbomachinery, thermal systems, and energy conversion". That's definitely a qualification. So we should include that in Qualifications. Thus Qualifications section will have:We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
This position requires a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, General Engineering, or Systems Engineering with a strong academic background and interest in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, power engineering, turbomachinery, thermal systems, and energy conversion.
Note typo "Systems Engingeering" -> correct to Systems Engineering? We should preserve as given? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Should we keep the typo? It's part of the posting. We should keep exactly as written: "Systems Engingeering". We'll keep that. Now Skills section: "Valued But Not Required Skills And Experience" list plus maybe also "Knowledge of the practical application of mechanical engineering and technology including applying systems, principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to a project design", "Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, fabrication drawings, and models", "Strong interest in numerical computations and problem solving", "Proficiency with MS Office applications", "Excellent written and verbal communication skills". Those are under Essential Skills And Experience (required). Actually those are required skills. The "Valued But Not Required" includes ABET program, internship/co-op, FE exam, experience writing support documentation, coursework in power engineering etc., Technology & Innovation paragraph. Thus we need to separate required skills vs valued skills. But we only have Skills heading; we could put all skills under Skills, maybe separate sub-sections? Not required. We'll just list all skills under Skills, maybe separate required and valued as separate- with headings? But we cannot add extra headings not in list? We could use
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Pay section: Compensation Range $62,998 - $90,586 plus transparency statement.
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maybe. Now About This Business Unit: could be part of About the role? But we have About the role already. Could add another section "About the Business Unit" but not in allowed headings list? Allowed headings include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Not About Business Unit. However we could incorporate that content into About the role or maybe under Responsibilities? But it's descriptive of the business unit. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., not exclusive. So we could add other headings if appropriate? But better to stick to those. The business unit description is substantive; we could put it under About the role as additional paragraph. Thus About the role will include start date, general description, and business unit description. Now we must remove boilerplate: Equal Opportunity, maybe also "Transparency Statement" is part of Pay section, we keep. Now produce HTML. Let's craft.
About the role
This position has a target start date of January 2027 & in Summer 2027. This position will offer you the ability to directly apply your knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and power plant engineering. You will be preparing calculations, specifications, and technical reports to support client recommendations and reviews, and will additionally conduct equipment sizing, optimization evaluation, and selection in response to project needs. While supporting project teams with other Mechanical Engineers, you will be involved in system engineering, including the design, modification, and analysis of power plant mechanical systems. There is the potential for you to travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
Join Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group and be part of a team driving the future of clean, carbon-free energy. Since 1954, we’ve been a trusted leader in nuclear engineering
to describe. Simpler: put required skills as
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But we must not invent sections. We'll just put all under Skills heading, using
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for paragraphs. Let's extract required skills list: - Knowledge of the practical application of mechanical engineering and technology including applying systems, principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to a project design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, fabrication drawings, and models - Strong interest in numerical computations and problem solving - Proficiency with MS Office applications - Excellent written and verbal communication skills Now valued but not required: - A BS or MS degree from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program - Related engineering internship or co-op work experience - Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and designation as an Engineer in Training - Experience in writing and providing support documentation for Mechanical Engineering calculations - Coursework in the following: Power engineering, Turbomachinery, Thermal systems, Energy conversion - Technology & Innovation paragraph: (We can summarize but must preserve substance). The paragraph: "Sargent & Lundy values the appropriate use of technology to improve how work gets done and deliver high-quality outcomes for our clients. Depending on the role, employees may use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools to support research, analysis, engineering and design activities, workflow improvement, or other aspects of their work. We value candidates who demonstrate an interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to their role. Employees remain accountable for their work and are expected to apply appropriate professional judgment and review when using technology-assisted tools. Experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required unless specifically identified elsewhere in the job description." We'll keep that as a
. Now Benefits section: from About Sargent & Lundy: list of benefits. We need to capture all bullet points: Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision; Life & Accident Insurance; Disability Coverage; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); Back-Up Daycare; FSA & HSA; 401(k) Pre-Tax Commuter Account; Merit Scholarship Program; Employee Discount Program; Corporate Charitable Giving Program; Tuition Assistance; First Professional Licensure Bonus; Employee Referral Bonus; Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST); Paid Vacation; Paid Holidays; Paid Parental Leave; Paid Bereavement Leave; Flexible Work Arrangements. Also mention: comprehensive healthcare plans, generous paid time off, competitive award-winning benefits, Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits 2022-2024. We'll put as
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Pay section: Compensation Range $62,998 - $90,586 plus transparency statement.
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