Senior Stress & FE Engineer - 4 Day In-Office

SOCOTEC, Inc.; Amesbury (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SOCOTEC, Inc. is seeking a qualified engineer to perform stress analyses, life assessment, and root cause analyses for complex engineering challenges in power, infrastructure, and specialty structures.

You will contribute to advanced testing and evaluate metals and materials, using tools like ANSYS and LS-DYNA. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, PE license preferred, and ability to travel to client sites, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum in mechanical, metallurgical, or structural engineering (Master preferred).
• Pursuit of a Professional Engineer license is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to pass background and drug screenings to obtain security clearances at a commercial nuclear plant.
• Ability to travel to customer or project sites, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Perform stress analyses to solve and report on complex issues related to design, life assessment, and root cause failure analyses.
• Contribute to advanced testing including evaluation of metals and materials.
• Perform heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and structural stress analyses of vessels, piping, and rotating equipment using classical and finite element methods (e.g., ANSYS, LS-DYNA, SAP).
• Work with industry codes and standards for design and analyses of structures and systems.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Skills

Stress analysis

Finite element analyses

Strong communications

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, metallurgical, or structural engineering

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Tools

ANSYS

LS-DYNA

SAP

Job description

SOCOTEC, Inc. is seeking a qualified engineer to perform stress analyses, life assessment, and root cause analyses for complex engineering challenges in power, infrastructure, and specialty structures.

You will contribute to advanced testing and evaluate metals and materials, using tools like ANSYS and LS-DYNA. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, PE license preferred, and ability to travel to client sites, including weekends.