Mechanical Engineer Specialist - Structural Analysis (Nuclear)

Flowserve Corporation; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation in Raleigh, NC seeks a Mechanical Engineer Specialist - Structural Analysis (Nuclear) to provide advanced mechanical analysis for nuclear applications. You will evaluate structural, thermal, vibration, and rotor dynamic performance to ensure designs meet customer requirements, codes, and Flowserve standards.

You will work with engineering, manufacturing, quality, project teams, and customers to solve complex challenges, supporting product development, orders, and continuous

Qualifications

• Nuclear industry experience and familiarity with design-control expectations for nuclear applications.
• Ability to perform structural analyses using hand calculations and engineering estimates.
• Clear English communication with customers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural, thermal, vibration, torsional, lateral, and rotor dynamic analyses for nuclear and other critical-service applications.
• Evaluate designs against customer requirements, codes, and internal standards.
• Use FEA and hand calcs to assess stress, fatigue, natural frequencies, and stability.
• Review design changes and their impact on integrity, performance, manufacturability, and cost.
• Prepare engineering reports and ASME code documentation as required.

Skills

Nuclear experience

Structural analysis

FEA

English comms

Cross-functional

US citizenship

Education

ME degree

Tools

ANSYS/ABAQUS

SolidWorks

Job description

Company Overview:

Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals. If you're looking for a culture built on ingenuity, innovation, and excellence, Flowserve offers the opportunity to put your experience in motion. Whether you're an individual contributor or a people leader, you'll find meaningful opportunities for professional growth, competitive rewards, and a workplace grounded in our core values: People, Safety, Integrity, Ownership and Ingenuity. At Flowserve, we're inspired by what we can achieve together - creating extraordinary flow control solutions that strengthen today's world while building tomorrow.

Your Role and Impact

As a Mechanical Engineer Specialist - Structural Analysis (Nuclear), you will provide advanced mechanical analysis expertise supporting Flowserve products and nuclear applications. You will evaluate structural, thermal, vibration, and rotor dynamic performance to help ensure designs meet customer requirements, applicable codes, and Flowserve quality standards.

You will work with engineering, manufacturing, quality, project teams, and customers to solve complex technical challenges. Your analyses will support product development, customer orders, aftermarket projects, and continuous improvement across pumps, seals, valves, turbines, skids, and related equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform structural, thermal, vibration, torsional, lateral, and rotor dynamic analyses for nuclear and other critical-service applications.
• Evaluate pressure-containing and rotating equipment designs against customer requirements, applicable codes, and internal standards.
• Use finite element analysis and hand calculations to assess stress, strain, fatigue life, natural frequencies, and dynamic stability.
• Review design changes and determine their impact on product integrity, performance, manufacturability, and cost.
• Prepare clear engineering calculations, reports, and customer documentation, including ASME code documentation when required.
• Review customer specifications and supplier technical submissions for mechanical design acceptability.
• Participate in design reviews, root cause analyses, quality audits, and corrective-action activities.
• Communicate analysis findings, risks, and recommendations with internal teams, customers, and suppliers.
• Support product improvements, research and development projects, and initiatives that improve analysis tools, processes, and standardization.

Required Qualifications

• Nuclear industry experience, including familiarity with the engineering, quality, documentation, and design-control expectations for nuclear applications.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.
• Ability to perform structural mechanical analysis using sound engineering judgment, including hand calculations and engineering estimates.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly in English and collaborate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Experience performing structural, thermal, vibration, fatigue, and rotor dynamic analysis.
• Experience analyzing rotating equipment, such as pumps, seals, valves, turbines, skids, or related support equipment.
• Experience using finite element analysis tools such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, or similar software.
• Experience using 3D modeling tools, such as SolidWorks.
• Familiarity with ASME Section III and Section VIII, Divisions 1, 2, and 3.
• Experience preparing engineering reports, reviewing customer specifications, and supporting technical discussions with customers and suppliers.
• Knowledge of pump, seal, valve, or hydraulic-system design.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with product development, root cause analysis, Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement initiatives.

What We Can Offer You

At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your and your family's needs. We provide resources to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being, no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement planning and financial wellness resources
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Parental leave
• Life, supplemental life, child, spousal, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance

Benefits vary by job, location, and/or collective bargaining agreement.

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