Senior Structural Analyst

Job Title:

Senior Structural Analyst

Location:

Bellevue, WA

Type:
Contract

Compensation: $54.00 - $90.00 per hour

Contractor Work Model:
Remote - offsite

Hours:

40.0

Overview

System One is seeking highly motivated and resourceful Senior Structural Analysts. This is a dedicated position focused on analyzing the mechanical performance of various reactor enclosure components, reactor internal components, reactor vessels, and nuclear island components under high temperature environment as well neutron fluence. Candidates must have extensive experience in structural analysis and finite element analysis (FEA).

Responsibilities

+ Perform mechanical analyses of reactor structures, systems, and nuclear island components to verify that their performance remains within imposed limits as defined by applicable structural and pressure equipment codes and standards (ASME BPVC, ASCE, and AISC).

+ Work with interdisciplinary team of engineers to establish and optimize nuclear components design consistent with required functional and quality requirements.

+ Establish and maintain documents of analysis results and design solutions.

+ Perform peer review to maintain the expected quality standard as per the engineering quality assurance plan.

+ Assist the team Manager and Senior Manager when necessary.

+ Mentor engineers and team members to build a skilled and confident team.

+ Work as a technical point of contact for various focus tasks.

Requirements

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B.S, M.S., or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university;
Aerospace, Nuclear, and Civil Engineering degrees are also considered.

+ Minimum of 8+ years of related experience with a B.S. degree, or 5+ years with an M.S. degree, or 3+ years with a Ph.D. degree.

+ Proficient in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods, and commercial mechanical stress analysis and modeling tools with emphasis on ANSYS and Solid Works.

+ Strong understanding of solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, and fatigue failure.

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Working experience with pressure equipment design codes and standards such as ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, Div. 1 and 5, Section VIII Div. 2, Process Piping analysis code B31.1 and B31.3 is highly desirable.

+ Demonstrated experience in mechanical analysis of equipment or components, including structural analysis, buckling analysis, thermal analysis, and/or creep fatigue / inelastic analysis.

+ Experience in seismic analysis of equipment or components, particularly with response spectrum and time history modeling techniques according to ASCE 4 and/or ASCE 43.

+ Experience or familiarity with stringent quality assurance requirements such as ASME NQA-1, MIL-Q-9858A, or ISO-9000.

+ Familiarity with structural design codes and standards such as AISC N690, AISC 360, AWS D1.1, and AWS D1.6 is desirable.

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Experience with conceptual design and sizing for equipment and structural components using Mathcad.

+ Strong communication skills and ability to foster teamwork.

+ High degree of trust and integrity, open communicator, and collaborative team player.

+ Thorough understanding of code and standards requirements related to seismic design of equipment and knowledge of programming tools such as Python is a plus.

+ Previous experience in the nuclear industry is highly desirable.

The Ideal Candidate

+ Highly skilled performing finite element analysis of reactor components using Ansys workbench and/or APDL.

+ Experienced with implementing and interpretation of ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Section III and/or Section VIII.

+ Thorough understanding of code and standards requirements related to the seismic design of equipment (i.e., ASCE 4, ASCE 43).

+ Working knowledge of computer code development and knowledgeable in programming tools such as Python.

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Working experience utilizing Mathcad.

+ Previous experience in the nuclear industry.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued…