Mechanical Engineer
Sotera Health
Ottawa, ON, Canada
$48,08 an hour (estimated)
Full-time
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
16 days ago