Full Job Description
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Background check, US Citizenship, and a drug screening are requirements for this position. Travel is 25%. Pending client approved candidate.
The Senior Design Integration Engineer provides execution leadership and full design integration ownership for a complex facility and site development project. This role actively manages design interfaces, assumptions, constructability, and change impacts across facility, piping, structural, vendor, and site disciplines.
This position is focused on risk reduction and schedule protection, not just drawing production. The Senior Design Integration Engineer serves as an execution-focused extension of Valar leadership, ensuring evolving inputs are translated into coordinated, buildable designs and that downstream construction issues are identified and resolved early.
This role does not perform nuclear reactor physics or licensing work.
Requirements
Primary Roles & Responsibilities
Design Integration & Interface Ownership
Own and manage design interfaces across:
Facility layout
Piping systems
Structural systems
Vendor equipment and skids
Site utilities and infrastructure
Ensure consistency and alignment across drawings, models, and vendor inputs
Serve as the technical point of integration between disciplines
Assumptions & Design Basis Management
Validate, document, and track design assumptions, including:
Equipment loads and envelopes
Clearances and maintenance access
Elevations and interfaces
Construction sequencing constraints
Identify assumption changes early and assess downstream impacts
Execution-Focused Design Development
Translate evolving project inputs into coordinated, buildable designs
Ensure layouts reflect real-world installation, access, and sequencing needs
Challenge incomplete, conflicting, or high-risk inputs before they reach construction
Constructability & RFI Prevention
Lead constructability thinking across disciplines
Identify and resolve:
Installation conflicts
Access and maintenance issues
Temporary support and sequencing concerns
Proactively reduce RFIs, rework, and field-driven design changes
Piping & Structural Support
Provide hands-on support for:
Piping layout, routing, and support concepts
Structural framing, foundations, platforms, and supports
Perform basic piping and structural calculations as required to validate layouts and concepts
Coordinate piping and structural elements to ensure compatibility and buildability
Clash Resolution & Change Management
Lead Navisworks model coordination and clash resolution
Resolve conflicts across disciplines rather than simply reporting them
Manage and communicate change impacts to drawings, models, schedule, and execution sequence
Leadership & Coordination
Act as an execution-focused extension of Valar project leadership
Support coordination meetings and design reviews with practical, build-oriented input
Provide clear recommendations and decision support to leadership
Core Competencies
Interface ownership and accountability
Proactive risk identification and mitigation
Practical, execution-oriented engineering judgment
Strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Schedule and cost protection mindset
Explicit Non-Responsibilities
Does not perform reactor physics, nuclear analysis, or licensing activities
Does not replace Valar's core nuclear engineering team
Does not function as a purely drafting or production-only role
Value & Benefits to Valar
Issues identified early, when they are fastest and least expensive to resolve
Reduced RFIs, rework, and field-driven changes
Cleaner coordination across disciplines and vendors
Improved schedule confidence and execution predictability
Lower total project cost despite higher hourly rate
Risks to Valar
Higher upfront hourly cost compared to production-only roles
Requires commitment to proactive execution and early decision-making
Education / Certifications
Bachelor's degree in:
Mechanical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Professional Engineer (PE) license not required but considered a plus
Experience & Background
12-18+ years of progressive experience
Background in one or more of the following environments:
Industrial facilities
Energy or power projects
Nuclear-adjacent facilities (non-licensing)
Heavy construction or shipyard environments
Demonstrated history of execution leadership, not just design support
Proven ability to operate independently and make sound engineering judgments
Knowledge, Proficiencies & Familiarities
Expert-level proficiency in AutoCAD
Advanced 3D modeling capability
Expert Navisworks coordination and clash resolution experience
Strong working knowledge of:
Piping systems and layout principles
Structural systems and load paths
Construction sequencing and field execution realities
Ability to integrate vendor data and incomplete inputs effectively
