Lead Engineer Amesbury

SOCOTEC, Inc.; Amesbury (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SOCOTEC, Inc. is seeking a qualified engineer to perform stress analyses, life assessment, and root cause analyses for complex engineering challenges in power, infrastructure, and specialty structures.

You will contribute to advanced testing and evaluate metals and materials, using tools like ANSYS and LS-DYNA. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, PE license preferred, and ability to travel to client sites, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum in mechanical, metallurgical, or structural engineering (Master preferred).
• Pursuit of a Professional Engineer license is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to pass background and drug screenings to obtain security clearances at a commercial nuclear plant.
• Ability to travel to customer or project sites, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Perform stress analyses to solve and report on complex issues related to design, life assessment, and root cause failure analyses.
• Contribute to advanced testing including evaluation of metals and materials.
• Perform heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and structural stress analyses of vessels, piping, and rotating equipment using classical and finite element methods (e.g., ANSYS, LS-DYNA, SAP).
• Work with industry codes and standards for design and analyses of structures and systems.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Skills

Stress analysis

Finite element analyses

Strong communications

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, metallurgical, or structural engineering

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Tools

ANSYS

LS-DYNA

SAP

Job description

SOCOTEC is a provider of niche consulting services within the engineering and construction industries focusing on power, infrastructure, and specialty structures and systems. Through an integrated, holistic approach, our professionals assess the integrity, reliability, and operational capabilities of assets at all phases of their life cycle. We provide innovative, cost effective, and risk-based solutions.

Within SOCOTEC, our Capital Projects Advisory (CPA) group consists of two pillars: Engineering and Advisory. Engineering includes five major areas of service: advanced analysis/fitness-for-service, root cause failure & materials analyses, nondestructive engineering & testing, and engineering design consulting. Advisory is comprised of four major service areas: dispute resolution, project advisory, schedule-delay analyses, and economic damages.

SOCOTEC’s combination of expertise, experience and methods are increasingly recognized as best-in-class fueling significant growth for our clients.

SOCOTEC is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work by the renowned global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work.

Job Description

We are looking for a bright, ambitious, and qualified individual who has the ability to:

• Perform stress analyses to solve and report on complex issues related to design, life assessment, and root cause failure analyses.
• Contribute to advanced testing including the assessment of the physical structure and behavior of metals\materials.
• Perform heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and structural stress analyses of pressure vessels, piping systems, rotating equipment, bridges and other structures using classical and finite element analyses methods (e.g., ANSYS, LS-DYNA, SAP, and others). Experience with fracture mechanics and concrete modeling is preferred.
• Work with industry codes and standards for the design and analyses of structures and systems.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by your supervisor or manager

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, minimum, in mechanical, metallurgical, or structural engineering (Master Degree preferred)
• Pursuit of a Professional Engineer license is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, with efficient use of Microsoft products.
• Ability to pass background and drug screenings to obtain security clearances at a commercial nuclear plant.
• Ability to travel to customer or project sites, which may include weekends.

Additional Information

For more information, please visit www.socotec.us

Job Type: Full Time (4 days a week in office with one hybrid/ remote day)

The position may be based in our Amesbury or New Yorkoffice.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

SOCOTEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.