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Framatome Experienced Civil/Structural Engineer in Lynchburg, Virginia
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Framatome is a major global leader in the nuclear energy market recognized for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the international nuclear fleet. Offering a full range of reactor services requires an unparalleled passion and sense of purpose connected to our company’s mission and vision.
Essential to Framatome’s mission are our employees who provide a unique set of skills, knowledge, and experience that support us in providing competitive, reliable, and safe nuclear power plants. Our commitment to our employees is recognized through our competitive total rewards package. Enjoy competitive compensation, generous benefits and take part in innovative projects and development opportunities.
Framatome's Installed Base Engineering organization is seeking Civil/Structural engineers for our offices in Cranberry Township, PA and Lynchburg, VA.
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Work alongside industry experts on projects involving various nuclear power plant design changes, which includes analysis of plant structure and equipment.
Analysis includes consideration of various loads including wind, snow, earthquake, thermal, settlement, various accidents, and dead weight.
Piping analysis
Pipe hangars
Structural qualifications for replacement equipment
Concrete, e.g. ISFSI or head stands
Plant layouts for advanced reactors
Heavy loads and haul paths
Seismic qualification of products
Travel: Occasional/sporadic
Required SkillsRequired Experience
All candidates must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for this opportunity:
BS in Civil/Structural or Mechanical Eng'g/Eng'g Tech. plus 5-7 years of engineering experience. An advanced degree may be substituted for related exp. (MS 1-2 yrs. or PhD 1-3 yrs.). In applicable states a PE license will be accepted in lieu of 4 yr engineering degree
The following may be used to differentiate candidates who apply for this position:
Strong technical problem-solving abilities
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills
Previous utility plant experience
Familiarity with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel code and AISC Steel Construction Manual.
Nuclear industry engineering experience or previous Naval Nuclear program
Construction or fabrication experience
Civil / structural analysis, including familiarity with software tools such as ANSYS, AutoPIPE, LS-DYNA, GT STRUDL, SASSI, SolidWorks, and/or SUPERPIPE
Experience reading and understanding architectural drawings
Technical writing experience and solid writing communication ability
Ability to effectively prioritize and manage daily work assignments
Framatome is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.