Engineer Principal

Company: Volt
Location: Richland
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

Volt is immediately hiring for Principal Engineer in Richland, WA (Onsite)

Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below.
Position Type: Full time contract
Duration: 12+ months

As a Principal Engineer, you will

Principal Accountabilities:
Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Work with minimal supervision, Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements.
Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative program solving techniques.
Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects.
Tasks typically involve highly complex problem-solving techniques and require advanced application of practices and methodologies.
Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues, Available guidance generally does not exist to fit problems encountered and advanced technological skills are required to provide solutions.
Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor, Provide training to others.
Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.
Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance, Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.
Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action in accordance with plant Condition Report (CR) process.


Required Skills:
Effective communication skills are required to relate to both highly analytical and nonscientific backgrounds.
Ability to provide strong technical guidance, leadership, and technical training to other technical employees.
Ability to work independently without supervision.
Ability to represent Engineering in industry working groups and other discipline related activities.
Act as Responsible Engineer over engineering changes prepared by self and those performed by other architectural engineers in the Design Engineering Department.
Work within a diverse team to complete various tasks to support major capital projects.


Desired Education and Experience
PE license is preferred.
Experience with pipe stress analysis, pipe support and hanger support, and floor loading preferred.
Experience in Nuclear design process is a plus.
Previous experience with the Standard Design Process and Digital Design Process are desired.


Pay Range : $75.00 to $85.00 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 hr_dept@volt.com or call (866) -898-0005. 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.

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