Nuclear Mechanical Design Engineer SolidWorks/FEA

Design Hire LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Design Hire LLC is seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to advance mechanical/structural designs for an advanced nuclear reactor program. You will model components in SolidWorks and coordinate with ANSYS analysts to define analyses, inputs, and acceptance criteria.

The role requires hands-on design experience, strong knowledge of FEA, and the ability to translate results back into robust component designs while ensuring manufacturability and compliance with nuclear design criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering or component design experience.
• Hands-on SolidWorks experience designing complex mechanical components and assemblies.
• Experience designing mechanical components for nuclear applications.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design, structural mechanics, stresses, materials, loads, and component behavior.
• Ability to collaborate with dedicated FEA engineers to interpret results and apply findings.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical and structural reactor components using SolidWorks.
• Serve as a technical interface between Mechanical/Structural Design and ANSYS FEA teams.
• Work with FEA engineers to determine analyses, loads, constraints, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate geometry, operating conditions, loads, materials into inputs for analysis.
• Review and interpret ANSYS FEA results (stress, deformation, thermal effects).
• Modify and optimize designs based on analysis results and design criteria.
• Develop detailed 3D models, assemblies, and related documentation in SolidWorks.
• Apply mechanical engineering principles to component design including loads and boundary conditions.
• Review drawings and technical documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate across mechanical, structural, FEA, materials, manufacturing disciplines.
• Support activities in accordance with nuclear codes, standards and QA requirements.

Skills

SolidWorks

FEA collaboration

Mechanical design

Structural mechanics

Stress analysis

Loads and boundary conditions

Communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Job description

Design Hire LLC is seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to advance mechanical/structural designs for an advanced nuclear reactor program. You will model components in SolidWorks and coordinate with ANSYS analysts to define analyses, inputs, and acceptance criteria.

The role requires hands-on design experience, strong knowledge of FEA, and the ability to translate results back into robust component designs while ensuring manufacturability and compliance with nuclear design criteria.