Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Designer 1 - Nuclear Power position at Sargent & Lundy offers a hybrid work schedule and involves working with multi-disciplined engineering teams to develop mechanical design deliverables using SmartPlant S3D software. The role includes responsibilities such as leading design phases, resolving model discrepancies, and mentoring less experienced designers.

Responsibilities

  • Develop mechanical general arrangement, piping isometric, pipe support, and mechanical equipment layout drawings in a 3-D model.
  • Utilize Hexagon’s SmartPlant S3D modeling software and SPF database to generate mechanical design deliverables, BOMs, and commodity lists.
  • Understand and interpret piping & instrumentation diagrams and create physical designs consistent with engineering requirements.
  • Act as the mechanical design team lead in coordinating detailed design phases for an integrated mechanical design model.
  • Resolve clashes and discrepancies in the 3D model and report status.
  • Coordinate and provide guidance to other designers and project team members.
  • Independently plan and execute design of mechanical deliverables.
  • Provide guidance as a mentor in the development of less experienced drafters and designers.

Requirements

  • Minimum three years of detailed design experience in the development of mechanical plant design drawings.
  • Experience with SmartPlant S3D modeling software.
  • Understanding of the integration aspects of SPID, SPF, and S3D.
  • Experience in clash detection resolution and discrepancy checks between deliverables.
  • Ability to interface with engineering and design teams of other disciplines.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position allows for a hybrid work schedule with a mix of work spent in office and working remote from home.
  • Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, whose middle half runs $30–$50/hr across 79 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 62 different employers. 50 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 212 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Sargent & Lundy currently has 10 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and S&C Electric Company (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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