System Design Engineer

  • VOLT
  • Bellevue, Washington
  • Full Time

Volt is immediately hiring for a System Design Engineer in Bellevue, Washington

Position Type: Full time (Contract)

Duration: 12 months

As a System Design Engineer, you will be:

Report to the Cover Gas System Manager and is focused on system design, analysis, systems engineering, and supplier oversight. In this role, you will act as a system design engineer for client advanced nuclear reactor projects. The successful candidate will integrate and coordinate with engineers working on interfacing systems. The System Design Engineer will work as part of a high-performing team of engineers and scientists.

Responsibilities

  • Design of fluid systems from development of requirements through final design and commissioning.
  • Perform technical trade studies and decisions to refine system design.
  • Oversee suppliers during development fabrication, and testing of gas processing, filtration, and monitoring equipment
  • Review component designs in the context of the greater system design to determine how detailed design of components impacts the greater system.
  • Prepare system level engineering documentation including technical specifications and operations narratives.
  • Review system documentation to anticipate and resolve system and plant level integration issues before they are realized.
  • Support design reviews as system designs are established and refined.
  • Develop and review technical design documents, such as System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, Engineering Design Specifications, etc.
  • Generate design packages for system designs including coordinating of calculations, design reports, drawings, and specifications.
  • Interface with the design team to create and manage drawing packages of system designs, including but not limited to Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, and system interface drawings.
  • Interface with various design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, civil, and nuclear) to identify and develop system design and performance criteria.
  • Propose and initiate testing programs for system development and qualification.Utilize various codes, including B31.3 and ASME BPVC Sections III and VIII

Key Qualifications and Skills

  • B.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited university and 5+ years direct experience with proven mechanical systems skills.
  • Experience with piping systems and the ability to read and draw P&IDs.
  • Experience working with suppliers in development and fabrication of safety-related equipment
  • Strong understanding of design codes (ASME, BPVC, API).
  • Familiar with safety classifications of systems, structures, and components.
  • Familiar with piping design and analysis.
  • Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1, AS 9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent.
  • Must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate with minimal direction.
  • Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
  • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
  • Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.
  • Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
  • Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.

Pay Rate: $75 to $80 per hour.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email ... or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please click here or call .... Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Job ID: 484947577
Originally Posted on: 7/11/2025

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