Mechanical / Structural Engineer I-II

About the role

Join the Orano team to help meet current and future challenges to build the clean energy world of tomorrow. By joining the Orano Group, you will be a part of a leading international player in the nuclear industry. Orano Federal Services LLC serves the United States Department of Energy, national laboratories, and other clients in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle. We provide know-how, key services, products, and technologies with high added value to our clients and their projects. Orano Federal Services LLC is seeking a Mechanical/Structural Engineer for our office in Federal Way, WA. You will primarily support the engineering, analysis, and licensing of nuclear transport packages, with additional opportunities to contribute to advanced reactor development and other nuclear life cycle activities. You will be responsible for performing static and dynamic structural analyses using commercial software tools such as ANSYS and LS-DYNA along with hand calculations using classical methods. Solid understanding of linear, non-linear, and dynamic structural analyses is desired. Orano Group Present in the United States for 60 years, Orano USA is a leading technology and services provider to the U.S. commercial and federal markets. Orano’s activities in the U.S. include developing uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, TN ; packages and transportation of uranium & nuclear fuel assemblies ; fabricating & installing used nuclear fuel dry storage canisters and casks, conducting pool-to-pad used nuclear fuel transfers ; providing solutions to the National Labs and to the Dept of Energy ; and supplying U.S. nuclear energy utilities with uranium, conversion, and enrichment services. In the nuclear medicine field, Orano Med is at the forefront of research in nuclear medicine and is developing a new generation of targeted therapies against cancer using the unique properties of lead-212.

Responsibilities

• Perform calculations in support of design, development, and licensing in the structural discipline.
• Interface with designers, project leads, and other engineering disciplines (thermal, nuclear, etc.) to ensure the structural integrity of the design.
• Conduct finite element analyses on structures, systems and components using commercial software tools such as ANSYS and LS-DYNA and/or by hand calculations using classical methods.
• The types of analyses required are linear and non-linear structural analysis, rigid body dynamics, modes and frequencies.
• Provide design solutions and verification methods.
• Participate in team meetings, technical reviews, design reviews, peer reviews and problem-solving meetings.
• Document structural analysis calculations and prepare related sections of the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) and/or Technical Reports as part of licensing submittals to the NRC.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or similar engineering discipline
• 0 to 3 years work experience in the field of structural engineering or mechanical design and analysis
• Working knowledge of FEA theory and application
• Working knowledge of mechanical engineering standards, techniques, and criteria
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to comprehend and convey detailed technical data
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Experience working with equipment design software such as SolidWorks

Qualifications

• Experience working with ANSYS and/or LS