Mechanical Engineer

Reporting to the Manager, Production Irradiator Engineering, you will be responsible for the design, testing and on-going technical and manufacturing support of production irradiator components.

You will work closely with the Project Management office and the Production Irradiator Controls team to deliver projects on-time and on budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply a fully proficient and in-depth knowledge of engineering principles and standards.
• Lead or participate in all aspects of the design and manufacture of irradiator components and assemblies. This will include leading the design process;
• coordinating prototype manufacture; performing safety analyses including engineering calculations, creating test specifications, coordinating and executing testing;

compiling results and generating reports; and providing input to improve engineering processes.

• Lead mechanical engineering projects and be fully accountable to meet defined budgets, schedules, and functionality requirements, commensurate with your work experience.
• Be responsible for engineering approval on new designs to ensure they have met all the applicable engineering, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Stay current with the requirements for production irradiators for both dry and wet storage panoramic irradiators.
• Be able to provide task guidance and quality control for activities of other team members.

Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical)
• Experience : Minimum of five years relevant work experience in mechanical engineering
• Certificates : Professional Engineer designation or be eligible for accreditation as a professional engineer.

Skills and Competencies

Technical experience and competencies :

• Design and engineering analysis of mechanical systems and components,
• Basic mechanical stress / strength calculations,
• Design, prototyping, testing and troubleshooting of mechanical or electromechanical equipment used for manufacturing processes,
• Simple thermal analysis and calculations

The following aspects would be considered an asset :

• Prior experience in nuclear industry.
• Prior experience in the design, analysis and manufacture of conveyor systems.
• Competency in finite element analysis using SolidWorks (or other) software tools;
• Familiarity with welding and more specifically weld design, specification and qualification;
• Some exposure to radiation shielding design and analysis;
• Excellent verbal communication skills. You must be able to clearly explain complex technical, regulatory and compliance aspects to non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to exercise sound technical judgments on complex decisions falling outside standard practices and procedures.
• Experience providing technical recommendations with limited review from senior staff, providing technical guidance to other engineers and to technicians, and providing review and feedback on technical items.
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Effective team player
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Additional Requirements

• Occasional overtime to meet project requirements
• Travel requirements

Training Required :

• Must complete all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker
30+ days ago