Antares Nuclear
Staff Piping Stress Design Engineer (PCS)
$150K–$220K
Los Angeles · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years for Staff level; 7+ years for Senior level.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Owns the design, stress analysis, and integration of high-temperature, high-pressure piping systems for Antares’ Power Conversion System.
What you'll do
- Design and integrate PCS piping, including layouts, supports, expansion joints, and component interfaces.
- Analyze piping stresses, structural integrity, and equipment loads under thermal, pressure, transient, vibration, and fatigue conditions.
- Develop engineering documentation and support procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing, and troubleshooting.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience designing high-temperature and/or high-pressure piping systems for industrial or power generation applications.
- Proficiency in piping stress analysis, including thermal expansion, support reactions, and equipment nozzle loads.
- Familiarity with piping design codes such as ASME B31.3 or B31.1, and experience with piping layouts, P&IDs, drawings, and fabrication documentation.
Nice to have
- Relevant experience in Nuclear, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, or other high-performance thermal-fluid systems.
- Piping stress analysis tools such as CAESAR II or AutoPIPE, FEA tools, or experience with piping vibration, supports, expansion joints, or nuclear quality standards.
Pay
$170,000 - $220,000 (base salary); $150K – $220K (compensation; type not specified)
Tools
ASME B31.3, B31.1, CAESAR II, AutoPIPE, FEA
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