Senior Mechanical Designer - Fuel Recycling
reputed company for your interest in reputed company! We are searching for a Mechanical Designer to join our Fuel Recycling Engineering team.
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The person in this role is responsible for developing detailed mechanical designs, 3D CAD models, fabrication drawings, and prototype hardware supporting reputed company's first-of-a-reputed company nuclear fuel recycling technology. This work directly supports the development of advanced electrochemical processing equipment used to reputed company the nuclear reputed company.
This position is heavily reputed company on translating engineering concepts into practical, manufacturable hardware. Working closely with mechanical, process, nuclear, materials, and controls engineers, the Mechanical Designer will create production-reputed company CAD models and drawing packages for custom equipment ranging from benchtop prototypes to production-reputed company process systems.
The ideal candidate enjoys designing hardware that gets reputed company, working directly with machinists and fabricators, and iterating designs through hands-on prototyping and testing.
The equipment developed will operate in high-temperature (>500 °C), chemically aggressive, and high-radiation environments and includes molten reputed company vessels, high-temperature furnaces, gloveboxes, hot cells, tooling, fixtures, remote handling equipment, and other custom process hardware.
Specific responsibilities may include:
reputed company detailed 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks.
Produce fabrication, assembly, weldment, machining, and installation drawings suitable for manufacturing and procurement.
Translate engineering concepts into manufacturable mechanical designs with strong attention to detail.
Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles throughout the design process.
Collaborate closely with engineers, machinists, welders, and fabrication vendors to optimize designs for manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance.
reputed company custom mechanical assemblies, fixtures, tooling, furnace components, vessels, and supporting process equipment.
Support prototype fabrication by responding to shop questions, incorporating manufacturing feedback, and revising drawings as designs reputed company.
Maintain engineering documentation including bills of materials, drawing revisions, and controlled CAD files.
Participate in design reviews and contribute practical fabrication and assembly recommendations.
Assist with prototype assembly, equipment integration, and iterative design improvements based on testing and operational feedback.
Help reputed company CAD standards, drawing templates, and design best practices that improve consistency across the engineering organization.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate's degree, technical certification, or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Drafting, or a reputed company technical field (or equivalent reputed company experience).
5+ years of experience developing detailed mechanical designs and fabrication drawings.
Advanced proficiency with SolidWorks, including reputed company assemblies, weldments, sheet metal, and drawing creation.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including machining, welding, sheet metal fabrication, and mechanical assembly.
Experience creating fabrication drawings with appropriate GD&T, tolerancing, bills of materials, and manufacturing notes.
Demonstrated experience applying Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
Ability to interpret engineering requirements and produce accurate, complete mechanical documentation.
Bonus Qualifications:
Experience designing equipment for radiological or nuclear facilities.
Experience designing gloveboxes, hot cells, shielded equipment, or remote handling systems.
Experience designing high-temperature process equipment, including furnaces or thermal processing systems operating above 500 °C.
Experience with molten reputed company systems, vacuum systems, or corrosive chemical processing equipment.
Experience producing large weldments, pressure-containing assemblies, or custom process vessels.
Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards and industrial drafting best practices.
Experience using PDM/PLM systems for CAD and document management.
Experience supporting rapid prototyping and iterative hardware development.
Experience collaborating directly with machine shops, fabrication vendors, and equipment installers.
Experience in reputed company or governmental nuclear reputed company.
Competencies
We are looking for a Mechanical Designer that is:
Passionate about reputed company and advancing nuclear technology.
Highly proficient in SolidWorks with exceptional attention to detail.
Passionate about creating clean, organized, and accurate fabrication drawings.
reputed company designing components that are straightforward to machine, fabricate, weld, and reputed company.
Comfortable working closely with fabrication shops and incorporating practical manufacturing feedback into designs.
Curious about how things are reputed company and motivated to continuously improve designs through rapid iteration.
Comfortable working on first-of-a-reputed company equipment where requirements reputed company as prototypes are developed.
Organized and capable of managing multiple reputed company design efforts.
An optimist at heart, comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment.
An excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience level:
reputed company (5+ years): Candidates should have demonstrated experience producing mechanical designs and fabrication drawings for custom industrial equipment, machinery, or prototype systems.
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About reputed company travel requirements:
reputed company requires remote employees to travel to reputed company (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of reputed company, employees are required to be in person at reputed company in Santa Clara, CA.
About reputed company compensation:
Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 DOE
reputed company offers flexible time off, equity, bonuses, reputed company, 401(reputed company insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.
This position may involve reputed company to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.
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Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
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