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Core Components Structural Analyst
2026-04-01 Hansell Tierney all cities,AK
Description:
Estimated Compensation Range:$52-$85.00 per hour. All experience levels considered.
About Hansell Tierney
Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients' unique needs.
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We are assisting our confidential client with the search for a highly motivated and resourceful Structural Analyst to support mechanical performance evaluations for advanced nuclear technologies. In this role, you will focus on analyzing complex core components operating under extreme conditions,including high temperatures and elevated neutron fluence.
Location: Bellevue, WA/Remote
Length of Assignment: 12 months
Benefits: Three insurance levels, 401K + match, sick leave, and the opportunity to support advanced energy technology development.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. Work sponsorship is not available at this time.
Responsibilities
- Perform stress analysis for Core Assemblies using FEA and hand calculations.
- Present analysis results to internal and external stakeholders.
- Interface with the Core Component Design team's engineering design activities.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary Engineering and Project Teams on requirements and inputs.
- Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
- Perform peer review to maintain the expected quality standard as per the engineering quality assurance plan.
- Work as a technical point of contact for various focus tasks.
- B.S, M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from accredited university. Aerospace, Nuclear, and Civil Engineering degrees are also considered.
- Minimum of 5+ years of related experience with a B.S. degree, or 2+ years with an M.S. degree, or 0+ years with Ph.D. degree.
- Proficient in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods and commercial mechanical stress analysis and modeling tools with emphasis on ANSYS and SolidWorks.
- Strong understanding of solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, and fatigue failure.
- Candidates should have demonstrated experience in structural analysis, buckling analysis, thermal analysis, and/or creep fatigue / inelastic analysis.
- Familiarity working under stringent quality assurance requirements such as ASME NQA-1, MIL-Q-9858A, or ISO-9000.
- Working experience with pressure equipment design codes and standards such as ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, Div. 1 and 5, Section VIII Div. 2, and API 579-1.
- Experienced with conceptual design and sizing for equipment and structural components through basic calculation and utilizing Mathcad.
- Strong communication skills and collaborative teamwork is highly desired.
- The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
Estimated Compensation Range:$52-$85.00 per hour. All experience levels considered.
About Hansell Tierney
Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients' unique needs.
This Organization Participates in E-Verify
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.