Senior Stress & FEA Engineer - Hybrid Piping & Vessels

SOCOTEC, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SOCOTEC is seeking a bright, ambitious engineer to perform stress analyses and contribute to advanced testing for power, infrastructure, and structural systems. The role will involve evaluating metals, performing heat transfer and structural analyses with FE tools such as ANSYS, LS-DYNA, and SAP.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/metallurgical/structural engineering (Master’s preferred), and pursuing a PE license is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, minimum, in mechanical, metallurgical, or structural engineering (Master Degree preferred)
• Pursuit of a Professional Engineer license is preferred
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, with efficient use of Microsoft products
• Ability to pass background and drug screenings to obtain security clearances at a commercial nuclear plant
• Ability to travel to customer or project sites, which may include 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 the assessment of the physical structure and behavior of metals/materials.
• Perform heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and structural stress analyses of pressure vessels, piping systems, rotating equipment, bridges and other structures using classical and finite element analyses methods (e.g., ANSYS, LS-DYNA, SAP, and others).
• Work with industry codes and standards for the design and analyses of structures and systems.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by your supervisor or manager

Skills

Strong communication

Performs stress analyses

Report writing

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/metallurgical/structural engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ANSYS

LS-DYNA

SAP

Job description

SOCOTEC is seeking a bright, ambitious engineer to perform stress analyses and contribute to advanced testing for power, infrastructure, and structural systems. The role will involve evaluating metals, performing heat transfer and structural analyses with FE tools such as ANSYS, LS-DYNA, and SAP.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/metallurgical/structural engineering (Master’s preferred), and pursuing a PE license is advantageous.