Senior Mechanical Analysis Engineer

@ GE Vernova

Job Overview

The Senior Mechanical Analysis Engineer at GE Vernova works within the Mechanical Analysis team of the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) Engineering organization. This role focuses on structural stress and fatigue analysis for reactor vessels, internal structures, and components.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop creative and effective solutions for complex engineering problems.
• Analyze plant structures to establish loads and response characteristics.
• Confirm reactor components meet stress and fatigue criteria.
• Evaluate static, dynamic, thermal, and vibration loads.
• Create detailed finite element models using GE in-house codes and industry tools.
• Engage customers to define scope and discuss technical risks.
• Provide clear documentation and present analysis results.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and manage multiple priorities.

Qualifications

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering is required along with at least 8 years of mechanical analysis experience. A master’s degree, nuclear industry experience, and proficiency in simulation tools (ANSYS, APDL) and scripting (Python, VBA) are highly desired.

Benefits and Additional Information

This role offers competitive salary and bonus structure, comprehensive healthcare, retirement benefits, and various employee support programs. While the preferred work location is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC, highly qualified US-based remote candidates are welcome. This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information and a successful drug screen.

Key skills/competency

• Structural Analysis
• Stress Analysis
• Fatigue Evaluation
• Finite Element Modeling
• ANSYS
• Thermal Evaluation
• Vibration Analysis
• Non-linear Analysis
• Engineering Documentation
• Team Collaboration