Designer II

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Designer II

Your Day-to-Day:

• • The ability to carry out effective requirement capture from customer enquiries and technical specifications such that you are able to develop concept designs;

  • Perform preliminary engineering calculations;

  • Produce and review detailed drawings & bills of materials;

  • Specify or evaluate appropriate purchased components;

  • Prepare written technical description, reports and other technical documents;

  • Review of designs and drawings for accuracy, material selection, manufacturability;

  • Knowledge of material properties and the behavior of materials and structures under multiple load combinations

Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

• • You will possess a post-secondary education Diploma or Degree from a recognized Mechanical Engineering Technical Program, or have equivalent knowledge and experience in good academic standing

  • As a minimum you will be a Design Technologist with at least 5 to 10 years practical experience in the field of mechanical design

  • This is a challenging position that will require a solid technical background and as you will be working as part of a team, strong interpersonal and communication abilities including literacy skills are essential. You will possess problem solving skills plus a creative yet methodical approach.

Experience in the following areas is expected:

• • Proficient in the use of 3D solid modelling and 2D drafting using Inventor software and proficient in the creation of technical documents and specifications;

  • Knowledge of manufacturing methods and representation of those on drawings and design documents including welding symbols and notations;

  • A thorough knowledge of drafting principles and standards to enable checking and verification of design drawings for compliance to applicable specifications

Experience in the following would be advantageous:

• • Special purpose machinery and tool design for nuclear applications, knowledge of electrical device usage and control systems;

  • Ability to interpret and apply GD&T;

  • Knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics systems;

  • Welding procedures or specifications and associated inspection techniques such as radiography, NDT or NDE;

  • Preparation of proposals and project management of complex design programs;

  • Capability to perform calculations to support design optimization and some exposure or working knowledge of FEA;

  • Working knowledge of the principles of fluid flow and heat transfer; experience in design and manufacturing of products for the nuclear market

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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