Senior Stress Analyst: Nuclear Reactor Components

Protingent; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 77,145 - 130,872; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plan options

Pre‑tax commuter benefits

PTO

Job summary

Protingent Staffing has a contract Senior Stress Analyst opportunity. The role focuses on performing advanced mechanical analyses of reactor components to verify compliance with ASME BPVC, ASCE, and AISC while collaborating with a cross‑functional team to optimize designs and maintain QA standards.

Ideal candidates hold a BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience and strong ANSYS/SolidWorks proficiency, plus knowledge of seismic analysis and related codes.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Aerospace, Nuclear, and Civil Engineering degrees are also considered.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical analyses of reactor structures, systems, and nuclear island components to verify performance within codes and standards (ASME BPVC, ASCE, AISC).
• Work with interdisciplinary engineers to optimize nuclear components design per functional and QA requirements.
• Establish/maintain documents of analysis results and design solutions.
• Perform peer reviews to maintain QA standards.
• Mentor engineers and team members to build a skilled team.
• Serve as technical point of contact for focus tasks.

Skills

Finite element analysis

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Python

Seismic analysis

Fracture mechanics

Structural analysis

Mechanical stress analysis

Materials integrity

Team mentorship

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace/Nuclear/Civil engineering degrees accepted

Tools

AN SYS (ANSYS)

SolidWorks

Mathcad

Python

Job description

Protingent Staffing has a contract Senior Stress Analyst opportunity. The role focuses on performing advanced mechanical analyses of reactor components to verify compliance with ASME BPVC, ASCE, and AISC while collaborating with a cross‑functional team to optimize designs and maintain QA standards.

Ideal candidates hold a BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience and strong ANSYS/SolidWorks proficiency, plus knowledge of seismic analysis and related codes.