Duration: 6 Months (Can be extended)
Location: Remote, USA
Hourly Rate:$70 - 90/hour
Vacancies: 1

Role Summary

The Piping Analysis Engineer will work within the Mechanical Analysis team of GE Vernova Hitachi. The Mechanical Analysis team is responsible for performing analyses on reactor systems and components, which may include piping evaluations, stress analyses, fracture evaluations, seismic and other load determination, and vibrational responses, to ensure performance and regulatory compliance. The Mechanical Analysis team has strong interfaces with hardware design, containment, core analysis, fuels, civil structural as well as responsible for emergent customer issue resolutions

Essential Responsibilities

The Piping Analysis Engineer is required to understand, define and analyze piping and pipe supports to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.

In addition, you will be requested to:

Utilize knowledge and experience to solve and deliver outcomes to customers
Work cooperatively throughout GVH to develop approaches for solving technical issues.
Communicate potential solutions and work status effectively to the organization.
Provide leadership and technical direction to personnel and projects.
Support procurement and subcontract activities, as needed.
Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with piping and pipe support analysis activities.
Responsible for the delivery of high-quality engineering analyses. Engage customers to define scope, review results, and discuss technical risks.
Liaise with customers, in partnership with engineering leadership and project management.
Interface with cross-functional teams and departments necessary to complete assigned activities.
Improve areas of project execution and department management through lean methodology and
Design to Cost principles.
Provide clear and complete analysis documentation in accordance with GE engineering procedures.
Analysis results typically provided in an engineering report for use by external customers.
Coach and mentor less experienced engineers to increase overall knowledge while assuring a successful outcome.

Qualifications

Minimum bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering (Other Engineering Disciplines may be acceptable based on work experience)
Minimum 5-10 years of experience in piping and/or pipe supports design and analysis
Nuclear Industry knowledge / experience
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Additional Characteristics

Master’s Degree or greater in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or University
Working knowledge and experience with ASME Section III analysis including subsections NB, NC/ND and NF
ASME Section III Class 1 Fatigue design experience
Experience with piping and pipe support analysis software like PIPESTRESS, AutoPIPE, Caesar, GT STRUDL
Strong communication skills and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments
Strong problem-solving abilities
Strong analytical and process skills
Strong data analyst capabilities and ability to create small automation scripts to streamline analyses
Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative environment
A self-starter willing to take initiative
Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, effectively facilitate meetings and provide coaching and mentoring to less experienced coworkers