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Overview

This position for a Mechanical Designer 3 at Sargent & Lundy offers a hybrid work schedule and involves working with multi-disciplined engineering and design project teams in the nuclear power sector. The role focuses on developing mechanical design deliverables using SmartPlant S3D modeling software.

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 developed using SPID.
  • Act as the mechanical design team lead in the coordination of 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.
  • Clash detection resolution and discrepancy checks between deliverables.
  • Ability to interface with engineering and design teams of other disciplines.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Hybrid work schedule with a mix of in-office and remote work.
  • No sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Wilmington, DE

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 38% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Delaware — toward the top of a $21–$35/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, DE currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Delaware as a whole we're tracking 21 other active welding openings from 18 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wilmington, or widen the search to Delaware.

Sargent & Lundy currently has 1 other opening live in Delaware, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Delaware at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (3) and Baltimore Aircoil Company - USA (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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