Senior Mechanical Engineer, Subsea Primary Structures

Endurance Energy; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision

Flexible PTO

Global fieldwork

Hands-on deployment

Cutting-edge development

Dive certification

Company boat access

Free meals & snacks

Job summary

Endurance Energy in Seattle seeks a senior mechanical structures engineer to own load-bearing hardware for subsea geothermal plants. You will design, analyze, and qualify frames, foundations, and pressure housings, working end-to-end with fabrication and field deployment.

You will lead structural load cases, perform hand calculations and FEA, and collaborate with principal engineers on plant-wide architecture. We value hands-on hardware experience and fast-moving execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, structural, or ocean engineering.
• 6+ years designing and analyzing load-bearing structures for demanding environments.
• Ownership of at least one large structure from design to fielded use.
• Experience designing subsea or offshore structures preferred.
• Familiarity with ASME VIII, DNV, or API.

Responsibilities

• Own specific elements of the primary structure end to end.
• Define structural load cases from first principles.
• Size structures by hand, then prove with FEA.
• Design pressure-tolerant and pressure-compensated structures.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Create detailed 3D CAD models, drawings, and tolerances.

Skills

Mechanical design

Structural analysis

Fatigue analysis

Hands-on fabrication

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/ocean related engineering

Tools

ASME VIII

DNV

API

Job description

Endurance Energy in Seattle seeks a senior mechanical structures engineer to own load-bearing hardware for subsea geothermal plants. You will design, analyze, and qualify frames, foundations, and pressure housings, working end-to-end with fabrication and field deployment.

You will lead structural load cases, perform hand calculations and FEA, and collaborate with principal engineers on plant-wide architecture. We value hands-on hardware experience and fast-moving execution.