Flowserve Corporation

Overview

Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals. As a Mechanical Engineer Specialist – Structural Analysis (Nuclear), you will provide advanced mechanical analysis expertise supporting Flowserve products and nuclear applications.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural, thermal, vibration, torsional, lateral, and rotor dynamic analyses for nuclear and other critical-service applications.
• Evaluate pressure-containing and rotating equipment designs against customer requirements, applicable codes, and internal standards.
• Use finite element analysis and hand calculations to assess stress, strain, fatigue life, natural frequencies, and dynamic stability.
• Review design changes and determine their impact on product integrity, performance, manufacturability, and cost.
• Prepare clear engineering calculations, reports, and customer documentation, including ASME code documentation when required.
• Review customer specifications and supplier technical submissions for mechanical design acceptability.
• Participate in design reviews, root cause analyses, quality audits, and corrective-action activities.
• Communicate analysis findings, risks, and recommendations with internal teams, customers, and suppliers.
• Support product improvements, research and development projects, and initiatives that improve analysis tools, processes, and standardization.

Requirements

• Nuclear industry experience, including familiarity with the engineering, quality, documentation, and design-control expectations for nuclear applications.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.
• Ability to perform structural mechanical analysis using sound engineering judgment, including hand calculations and engineering estimates.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly in English and collaborate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Master’s or Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Experience performing structural, thermal, vibration, fatigue, and rotor dynamic analysis.
• Experience analyzing rotating equipment, such as pumps, seals, valves, turbines, skids, or related support equipment.
• Experience using finite element analysis tools such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, or similar software.
• Experience using 3D modeling tools, such as SolidWorks.
• Familiarity with ASME Section III and Section VIII, Divisions 1, 2, and 3.
• Experience preparing engineering reports, reviewing customer specifications, and supporting technical discussions with customers and suppliers.
• Knowledge of pump, seal, valve, or hydraulic-system design.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with product development, root cause analysis, Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• PTO