Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Nuclear & Automation

Spectra Tech, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectra Tech, Inc. is seeking a machine design engineer to design equipment for new nuclear facilities. The role involves collaborating with a team of engineers to develop mechanical systems and automation equipment using SolidWorks.

You will create detailed designs, perform FEA and simulations, prototype and test components, and generate drawings, BOMs and operation manuals. Cross‑disciplinary collaboration helps optimize designs for manufacturability and assembly.

Qualifications

• B.S. in mechanical engineering with 10+ years in design/construction of infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Design & Modeling: Create detailed mechanical designs, components, and assemblies using SolidWorks.
• Analysis & Simulation: Perform engineering calculations, FEA, and simulations to test strength and safety.
• Prototyping & Testing: Build, test, and troubleshoot prototypes to evaluate performance, conducting failure analysis to improve designs.
• Documentation: Generate technical drawings, BOMs, design specifications, and operation manuals.
• Collaboration: Work with other engineering disciplines to optimize designs for manufacturability (DFM) and assembly (DFA).

Skills

Team collaboration

FEA knowledge

Engineering calculations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Spectra Tech, Inc. is seeking a machine design engineer to design equipment for new nuclear facilities. The role involves collaborating with a team of engineers to develop mechanical systems and automation equipment using SolidWorks.

You will create detailed designs, perform FEA and simulations, prototype and test components, and generate drawings, BOMs and operation manuals. Cross‑disciplinary collaboration helps optimize designs for manufacturability and assembly.