System Design Engineer for Sodium Processing Systems

System Design Engineer - Sodium Processing Systems

Employment Type: Long-term contract. Eligible for unlimited extensions and able to stay fully remote for the entirety of contract.

Job Site: Remote

Pay Rate Range: $70-115/hr

Extension/Conversion: Eligible

*Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location where candidate lives.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, 401k, sick leave, and employee assistance program. Depending on your package selection, Averro offers PTO, paid holidays, and legal insurance.

We are partnering with a leading advanced energy technology organization developing next-generation nuclear energy systems to hire a System Design Engineer supporting complex plant system design and integration activities.

This role supports the engineering team responsible for the design and integration of sodium processing and fluid handling systems within a large-scale advanced reactor program. The engineer will work closely with internal design teams and external equipment suppliers to ensure that system designs, analyses, and hardware integrations meet technical requirements, regulatory criteria, and overall plant design intent.

The position reports to the System Design Manager and plays a key role in coordinating system-level design development, vendor engineering activities, and integration of mechanical systems into the broader plant configuration.

This role is well suited for engineers experienced in thermal-fluid systems, nuclear or industrial process systems, or complex mechanical system integration within highly regulated engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of complex mechanical and process systems from requirements development through final design.

• Provide technical oversight to external vendors developing system components and mechanical equipment designs.

• Coordinate review of engineering analyses including thermal, seismic, structural, pipe stress, and heat transfer analyses, and integrate results into system design.

• Integrate as-designed hardware into overall plant system configurations.

• Identify and ensure appropriate application of applicable engineering codes and standards such as ASME, ANS, ASTM, IEEE, and NFPA.

• Interpret regulatory criteria and technical standards and allocate them appropriately across system design requirements.

• Support planning and scheduling of engineering activities to ensure system design deliverables align with overall plant design milestones.

• Coordinate with design teams to manage engineering drawing packages including Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), 3D models, and system interface drawings.

• Provide technical direction and oversight to supplier engineering efforts and participate in technical review of supplier deliverables.

• Establish and maintain system requirements and engineering design documentation such as engineering design specifications and equipment specifications.

• Support development and execution of system qualification or testing programs when required.

• Generate and coordinate engineering design packages including calculations, analysis reports, drawings, and technical specifications.

Engineering work in this program is dynamic and evolving. Engineers in this role should be comfortable adapting to new technical challenges and applying specialized engineering skills as system designs mature.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering discipline from an accredited university.

• 4+ years of engineering experience in mechanical systems, fluid systems, or industrial process systems.

• Experience working with high-temperature systems, process systems, or multi-disciplinary system integration strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with fluid systems, thermal analysis, structural considerations, and mechanical component design.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, system diagrams, and technical design documentation.

• Experience coordinating engineering work across multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong technical writing, documentation, and communication skills.

• Ability to work within complex engineering programs involving competing technical constraints and design requirements.

• Experience working with quality or engineering design standards such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001 is preferred.

• Ability to coordinate multiple engineering tasks simultaneously in a structured project environment.

• High level of professional integrity, accountability, and collaboration within engineering teams.