Responsibilities:
The Heat Transfer/Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for designing heat exchanger equipment for use in the power industry and has the primary responsibility to:
- Review client and Holtec specifications to determine design requirements.
- Coordinate and perform design work to fulfill project requirements, maintain configuration control and achieve target dates
- Oversee preparation of and perform review of design concept drawings for equipment using input from various technical disciplines
- Oversee preparation of and perform review of detailed fabrication drawings to be used by manufacturers to fabricate Holtec equipment
- Assist design team members with their responsibilities for an accurate and timely execution of projects
Education and Experience Requirements
All candidates MUST possess the following:
- Formal training in mechanical design or engineering (Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree)
- Excellent attention to detail and capable of producing error-free documents
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent math, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of engineering design practices and principles (e.g. interference checks, tolerance stack-ups, fits, GD&T)
- Experience working with engineers and fabricators to develop designs and drawings
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and complete work in a timely fashion with minimal supervision
- Minimum of 2 years of experience using CAD software to create both 3D solid models and 2D detailed drawings.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code designing Section VIII and/or III heat exchangers.
Training Requirements
All candidates MUST receive the following training:
- QA Indoctrination
- Designer Engineer On-the-job Training
Top Skills
What We Do
Holtec International is a global turnkey supplier of equipment and services for the Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Fossil Power Generation sectors of the energy and petrochemical industry. As a fully integrated supplier, Holtec possesses in-house capabilities to design, engineer, analyze, construct, license, and deploy the technologies offered by the company; this includes technologies to manage used nuclear fuel and waste discharged from nuclear reactors and wet and dry (air cooled) heat transfer equipment for commercial power plants. Holtec is also developing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR), which will provide for modular, distributed, carbon-free, base-load energy.
Holtec International’s industrial activities are principally focused on six continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Britain, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, China, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, the United States and Brazil are among the countries where Holtec International has provided significant goods and services. The domestic market in the United States, however, has been the catalyst for Holtec’s technical innovations in its fields of endeavor, which the company has successfully parlayed into business successes in overseas markets. Over 70% of Holtec’s output is consumed by the domestic power industry; the balance is destined for foreign markets. Holtec’s corporate moorings are firmly and deeply anchored in the power industry: Over 150 power generation stations in the U.S., including over 80 commercial nuclear power plants, have been Holtec customers over the past two decades.
Holtec International has a long and excellent reputation for honesty and integrity in business dealings. This reputation is a priceless asset which must be safeguarded continually by all Holtec employees. To succeed, Holttec must have the trust and confidence of its customers, subcontractors, suppliers, fellow associates and the public. Maintaining an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of business ethics and conduct is crucial to Holtec’s future.
