Mechanical Engineer

About the role

AECOM is seeking a mid-career Mechanical Engineer to support our multi-disciplinary design team addressing the most challenging engineering tasks in power generation. This role involves developing mechanical equipment and piping material specifications, producing calculations, coordinating with the mechanical design team, attending client meetings, and preparing technical reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical equipment and piping material specifications
• Produce calculations to inform design such as hydraulic modeling, pipe stress calculations, tank and pump sizing
• Coordinate with mechanical design team to direct completion of engineering drawings
• Multi-discipline collaboration on the development of equipment general arrangements, P&ID’s, isometrics, asset and tie-in lists, orthographic, etc.
• Attend client meetings and/or site field visits
• Perform both routine and non-routine, complex design assignments that require judgment in resolving issues or making recommendations
• Maintain open communication with project team and supervisor regarding workload planning, task estimating and budgeting
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations
• Interact with vendors, regulatory agencies and contractors
• Prepare project specification and contract documents
• Ability to check and verify work prepared by peer/group
• Apply strong knowledge of industry standards, guides, specifications, and procedures specific to working in with US mechanical and industrial infrastructure
• Ensure that the technical and safety standards are maintained in all aspects of design work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 4 years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering for industrial or power generation projects
• EIT Certification with the ability to license as a PE within 1 year
• Professional Engineering licensure preferred
• 6+ years of experience preferred
• 2+ yrs experience as project technical mechanical lead preferred
• Demonstrated experience with specifying mechanical equipment (e.g. rotating equipment, tanks, pumps, pressure vessels, heat exchanges)
• Familiarity with diverse metallurgy
• Familiarity with engineering software packages: Caesar II, Pipe-Flo (or other hydraulic modeling application), AspenTech applications and/or Applied Flow Technology applications
• Experience with nuclear power generation and thermal power generation
• Experience executing work in 3D model environments and collaborative model environments (e.g. Navisworks, ACC)
• Experience with AutoCAD Plant3D Smart P&ID’s
• Strong knowledge of piping specifications and pipe stress analysis
• Knowledge of typical stakeholders and be able to anticipate data requests and expectations
• Demonstrated experience in participating complex, multi-discipline programs/projects and CAD teams
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry (incl safety) standards (e.g. API, ASME)

Additional Information

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The range for this position is $100000 to $130000 per year.