Senior Structural Engineer - Simulation
panthalassaPortland, Oregon
Full Time
Posted April 8, 2026
$150k - $250k
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Job Description
The role involves developing and maintaining structural simulation tools and automation pipelines for a renewable ocean energy company, focusing on analyzing and validating structural designs in challenging marine environments using high-performance computing and advanced modeling techniques.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and optimize the Julia-based reduced-order structural analysis tool.
- Develop and automate pipelines connecting reduced-order models with high-fidelity FEA simulations.
- Collaborate with teams to define and analyze critical load environments such as wave slamming and crane lifts.
- Own the mass estimation process for device design iterations.
- Validate simulation results through hand calculations and FEA in Nastran.
- Manage large-scale simulation data and cloud compute workloads using Docker, GCP, and PostgreSQL.
- Lead structural simulation efforts for primary structures, ensuring design understanding and validation.
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or equivalent experience and expertise.
- At least 3 years of experience in a role involving both structural analysis and software tooling development.
- Proven experience writing clean, maintainable code in Julia and Python.
- Deep fundamental understanding of structures, preferably large-scale steel structures.
- Familiarity with marine-specific load environments including hydrodynamics, mooring, or offshore structures.
- Experience with Git, Docker, and cloud computing environments such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- Working knowledge of Nastran or similar solvers for validating structural models.
- Ability to use AI for code generation and efficiency while maintaining the technical intuition to spot errors in the output.
- Intermittently able to work longer hours and weekends to support critical needs.
- Willingness or ability to relocate to Portland, Oregon, or at minimum, the ability to travel to Portland intermittently.
Benefits & Perks
Flexible paid time off
Health insurance (100% paid for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
Dental insurance (100% paid for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
Vision insurance (100% paid for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
Disability insurance (100% paid for long-term financial support if disabled)
Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts (401(k), health FSA, dependent care FSA)
Relocation assistance to Portland
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