Senior Special Structural Analysis Engineer 1 - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy is a leader in nuclear engineering and design, seeking a Senior Special Structural Analysis Engineer to work on engineering projects for new nuclear facilities and upgrades to existing power plants. The role involves collaborating with a team of engineers, guiding less experienced team members, and applying knowledge of structural analysis and design in various projects.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a team of Structural Engineers
• Interface with Engineers from other disciplines
• Guide the work of less experienced project team members
• Prepare and review design calculations
• Develop specifications
• Support designers with drawing development
• Perform the structural analysis of safety-related structures under various loading conditions, such as seismic loading, impactive/impulsive loading
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs

Requirements:

• MS degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
• Five or more years of experience working as a member of a project team in the design and analysis of structures
• Proficiency with structural analysis software such as SAP2000, STRUDL, SASSI, ANSYS, or LS-DYNA
• Proficiency with analysis and design codes and standards such as ASCE 4, ASCE 43, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ph.D. degree
• Experience with design and analysis of power plant and/or industrial structures
• On site construction support experience
• PE or SE license
• Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows