Senior Mechanical Engineer - Structural Integrity

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Siemens Energy is looking for an experienced mechanical or aerospace engineer with a background in Structural Integrity to develop advanced technologies supporting the design, manufacturing, and service of Gas Turbine components exposed to extreme temperatures.

The Technology group is responsible for developing failure prediction methods for materials at elevated temperatures to meet next generation energy requirements. We are seeking candidates with a research background in failure analysis and structural integrity who enjoy solving problems and coming up with innovative solutions to unique problems. As part of a global support team, you will be working on a wide range of applications to develop life prediction methods which have a direct impact on company decisions.

Your daily work will include development and validation of new methods, support standard and innovative material testing, and develop new calculation codes to test applications to FEA with complex and probabilistic loading conditions.

• Developing new life calculation methods to capture the complex thermal and mechanical loading conditions exhibited in turbine blades and vanes for an industry leader in this technology
• Evaluation of component casting defects and nonconformance based on material properties and probabilistic lifing
• Statistical curve fitting of test data and assessment of material variation impacts on component design
• Probabilistic evaluations of full calculation process, including variations in material properties, component loading, and engine operation to define appropriate safety margins
• Conducting fleet validation of new fatigue, creep, and fracture mechanics methods and properties for maturity to design utilization

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, or any Engineering Degree, with directly related experience
• 3–5+ years of failure modes such as fatigue, creep and fracture mechanics. Candidates with more years of experience may be considered at a higher level.
• Evaluating microstructure or geometry impacts on material life
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Elements, boundary conditions, simulation types, and application of inelastic properties
• Lab testing, or coordination, to characterize material properties and corresponding statistical distributions
• Data analysis, curve fitting, and statistics

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• Knowledge of gas turbine component design and analysis
• Programming experience (MATLAB, Python, C/C++, JAVA, Linux, etc.)
• Characterization of Nickel superalloys
• Understanding of microstructure and impact on failure modes
• Background of probabilistic simulations with multiple parameter variations

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affine Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.