Sr. Mechanical/Piping Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Mechanical/Piping Engineer

Remote Work: Fully remote, any time zone

Est. Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 12 month contract to hire

Location: Remote

JO Process:

Senior Piping Engineer Energy - Remote in Oak Ridge | Careers at AtkinsRéalis

Senior Mechanical/Piping Engineers – approximately 4 openings

• Primary focus is pipe stress analysis.
• Experience with finite element analysis and piping design/analysis is important.
• Experience supporting reactor/nuclear island piping and pressure vessels is highly desirable.
• Oil & gas candidates may have transferable experience, but nuclear experience and/or PE credentials will make candidates significantly stronger.
• Relevant piping codes include ASME B31.1, along with the other industry-standard nuclear codes/software listed in the job description.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidates will ideally come from:

• Nuclear engineering organizations
• SMR companies
• Large AEC firms such as Bechtel, Westinghouse, Client, etc.
• Candidates with direct experience working on nuclear islands/reactor projects will stand out.
• They are looking for genuine hands-on experience rather than candidates who simply have nuclear-related buzzwords on their resumes.

Important: Justin is reviewing a very high volume of resumes and typically spends only 60–90 seconds per resume, so resumes need to clearly demonstrate the relevant experience immediately. We should avoid submitting candidates whose resumes contain nuclear terminology without meaningful nuclear project experience.

Selling Points for Candidates

Atkins has several strong selling points that we should highlight when recruiting:

• Atkins is a 41,000-person global organization, with approximately 7,000 employees working in nuclear worldwide.
• The U.S. nuclear organization is approximately 350 people and is expected to double over the next year.
• Atkins is the sole owner of CANDU reactor technology and supports the existing CANDU reactor fleet.
• They are licensing the CANDU EC6 reactor in the U.S.
• They are developing the next-generation CANDU "MONARK” reactor, which is intended to compete with the AP1000.
• They are also supporting major existing nuclear projects and are increasingly being brought in by SMR companies that need additional engineering expertise.
• This creates an opportunity for engineers to work on highly complex, technically challenging nuclear projects and act as true subject matter experts