MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm, is actively seeking a capable and motivated Lead/ Principal ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Codes and Standards Engineer to join our team. If you are seeking a unique, challenging, and rewarding career opportunity, MPR may be the right company for you.

Founded in 1964, MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences. We work throughout the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, Burlington, Massachusetts, and Salt Lake City, Utah. MPR makes challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We hire the best and brightest, which results in a high-performance culture built on trust and respect, making MPR an exceptional place to work.

General Job Description

MPR maintains a broad portfolio of work that provides protection from unexpected changes in an industry or a sector (e.g., government contracting). In the nuclear industry, MPR works with developers and potential owners of new reactors and fusion energy devices incorporating a wide range of conventional and advanced reactor technologies. In addition, our company provides engineering support for operating nuclear plants, researchers and test facilities.

We are currently seeking an experienced engineer to guide, challenge, and mentor our growing team in a variety of activities related to ASME Section III design, analysis and construction.

MPR solves complex problems across power, federal services, and life sciences by applying first principles and leveraging a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on problem-solving rather than repetitive, “turn-the-crank” work. In this context, engineers at MPR engage in diverse and challenging projects involving components within the scope of Section III (pressure vessels, valves, pumps, piping, internals, non-metallic structures), that involve inter-disciplinary approaches to achieve a robust design.  A successful candidate will value continuous learning and be eager to take on challenging technical work, supported by MPR’s collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, to define and develop robust and scalable design solutions applicable from conceptual design to full qualification.

The Lead/ Principal ASME Codes and Standards Engineer will:

• Plan, lead, and enable the ASME Section III projects of multi-discipline system designs, including coaching and mentoring other engineers through execution of the work
• Take a lead role in client and stakeholder interactions by effectively communicating technical results, presenting at industry conferences, and engaging with owners, certificate holders, fabricators, regulators and other external stakeholders.
• Develop solutions for a range of technical challenges across various projects including but not limited to:
  • Perform activities under the scope of a Section III, Appendix XXIII Certifying Engineer
  • Section III Division 1 Classes 1, 2, 3, and Core Support Structures (CSS) component design and construction, including application of elastic, simplified elastic-plastic, and inelastic analysis methods using both design by analysis and design by rule, as applicable.
  • Section III Division 5 Classes A, B, and SM component construction, including experience in elevated temperature design using elastic, elastic-perfectly plastic, and inelastic analysis methods.
  • Section III, Division 5, Class SN non-metallic design and construction, including graphite core components.
• Perform technical reviews of internal and external work products.
• As experienced staff, support of team and project management responsibilities will be included.

• This position involves Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineering, or work experience commensurate with the requirements of Appendix XXIII.
• An advanced degree is a plus but not required.

Technical Skills and Experience

• Registered Professional Engineer in one or more states.
• Appendix XXIII Certifying Engineer Qualification, or the ability to demonstrate and achieve this qualification within a 6-months.
• Twelve (12) or more years’ work experience in the field of mechanical engineering, preferably with development of diverse skillsets such as component design, general structural mechanics, thermal hydraulics, etc.
• Experience developing technical solutions by integrating component and system-level requirements to meet manufacturable designs.
• Expertise with common structural engineering software, such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, and CAD software, etc.
• Able to work closely with engineers of all disciplines to evaluate all facets of a technical problem. Experience successfully working in a collaborative integrated design team is essential.
• Strong analytical skills with fundamental understanding of the underlying first principles of engineering, not limited to just nuclear engineering.
• Ability to teach and enforce best practices to less experienced engineers to provide accurate, optimal and efficient solutions.

Skills - Personal

• Dedication to technical excellence and ability to apply lessons learned across technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients, project team members, and senior management.
• Ability to multi-task across teams of engineers and managers on various projects.
• Ability to oversee and mentor less experienced engineers’ work efforts.
• Motivated to tackle new problems and take on new responsibilities.
• Ability to accept and grow from constructive feedback.
• Solid time management and organization skills.
• Persistent, questioning attitude and the ability to accept that in others.

Travel

As required by project assignments and opportunities. Estimated to be 20%.

MPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, who participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable laws. MPR is a certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer.