Job Description

Why join us?

It’s an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people, thrive.  We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Mechanical Engineer - Pipe Stress to join our Exton, PA. office.

About Us:

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Work with multi-discipline team, collaborators, and Clients.


• Proactive in obtaining needed information and support to complete work on time.


• Flexible in balancing workload and priorities across multiple projects with a commitment to safety.


• Maintain and build strong professional relationships with colleagues and Clients.


• Ability to perform clear calculations with schematics, references, and assumptions.


• Calculate/Perform Pipe Stress Analysis for power piping and industrial systems for  B31.1 and B31.3 respectively.


• Knowledge of ASME B31.1 and B31.3 and other relevant industry piping codes and standards


• Model piping systems using stress software to verify piping flexibility, stability and qualification of equipment nozzle loads


• Knowledge of pipe materials, valves, relief valves and control valves.


• Field experience is preferred.


• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and vendors as required


• Coordinating questions to/from equipment suppliers and reviewing submittal documents.


• Potential occasional/infrequent travel to project site, other offices, or manufacturing plants.

What will you contribute?

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or similar degree from an ABET accredited college.


• Five (5) years or more working as an engineer performing stress analysis is preferred.


• PE license preferred.


• Strong work ethic, Eagerness to learn, Supportive team player and Good Verbal Communication.


• Experience reading and understanding flow diagrams and P&IDs.


• Experience writing pipe stress reports required.


• Utilizing and understanding internal and external piping specifications is required.


• Knowledge of pipe supports is required from a stress and practical design perspective.


• Pipe support design engineering using AutoCad based programs is preferred.


• Familiarity with ASME B31.1, B31.3, and ASME Section VIII.


• Experienced with or desire to learn any or all: Caesar II Stress Software Applications], AutoPipe Software Application; AutoCAD; SmartPlant 3D, Navisworks, MathCAD.


• Desired: experience with any of the following:


• Knowledge of steam piping stress analysis, high energy piping systems, critical systems stress analysis and analytical support, field support.


• Experience in Project engineering.


• Simple-cycle or Combined-cycle gas-fired power plant design experience, or nuclear power generation.


• Knowledge of the following Power generation, Renewable energy, Hydrogen gas, Pipe stress modeling software:  Caesar II and AutoPipe.


• Experience Working at a plant or jobsite.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis: AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life.  We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary


• Flexible work schedules


• Group Insurance


• PTO plus two Floating Holidays


• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)


• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals


• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace.  EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.

Please review AtkinsRéalis Equal Opportunity Statement here:

https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/equal-opportunities-statement

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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:

In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/recruitment-agencies

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.