Process Engineer Mechanical Design Engineer


Location: Wilmington, NC
Duration: 18 Months 
Vacancies: 1 
Start Date: ASAP 
Hourly Rate: $70 - 85/hour 


Role Summary: 

Our team is designing, developing, and implementing processes for the next generation of nuclear fuel. This work will begin in our pre-production development facility where we will develop and prove processes before moving them into the production facility. We are assembling a team of Engineers and Technicians with expertise in manufacturing process development, mechanical design and fabrication, electrical design, controls and automation, instrumentation, and software development. Team members will be responsible for multiple technical processes and equipment projects ranging from manual stations, automated stations, inspection systems to fully integrated manufacturing lines.

This position is for a Senior Process Engineer


Essential Responsibilities: 

• Embrace Global Nuclear Fuel’s nuclear safety culture, where work is performed with an overriding priority on integrity, safety, security, and quality.
• Responsible for manufacturing processes including process development and definition for assigned projects.
• Collaboratively develop process solutions to ensure robust, compliant, efficient designs for new manufacturing capability.
• Understand product design requirements and participate in design for manufacturing optimization with product designers.
• Develop and execute test plans to advance manufacturing readiness level.
• Maintain a detailed engineering log of development activities and their progression into production.
• Manage and coordinate work with vendors for equipment.
• Develop material and lead multi-discipline design reviews.
• Oversee and participate in assembly, installation, and testing of processing equipment in the pre-production development space.
• Manage the transition from development into production implementation:
  • Personnel training
  • Procedure generation
  • Testing
  • Equipment and process qualification
  • Production support

Qualifications: 

• 4 Year Technical Degree in Engineering, Materials, Chemistry or equivalent technical discipline from an accredited university
• 10 years of experience with technical engineering work scope
• 2 years of experience in industrial process design or equipment design
• 2 years of experience in nuclear fuel fabrication, nuclear operations or other regulated industry.

Additional Desired Characteristics

• 2 years of experience in nuclear fuel fabrication, nuclear operations, or other regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience in equipment design in a high consequence, high value production environment
• Understanding of mechanical systems
• Capability to analyze problems and develop innovative solutions to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Familiarity with prototyping techniques and conducting tests to validate designs.
• Understanding of various manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, and additive manufacturing.
• Ability to manage projects effectively, including planning, scheduling, and coordinating tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, convey design concepts, and present findings.
• Precision and attention to detail to ensure accuracy in design specifications and manufacturing processes.
• Capability to work independently on design tasks as well as collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to stay updated with advancements in technology, industry standards, and best practices in electrical design.
• Familiar with operation, troubleshooting and application of industrial equipment and processes such as resistance pressure welders, motors, valves, gears, mixing, heating, cooling, chemical reactions, furnaces, heat exchangers, hoods, vibrators, pneumatics, hydraulics, etc.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment design, specification, requisitioning, testing and installation, including management of capital and expense projects.
• Experience with NRC Regulations, Process Safety Management (PSM), Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) or Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA).
• Proficiency with PC and productivity software [examples include MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint]
• Strong interpersonal and technical leadership skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Certification