Postdoctoral Appointee – Mechanical Engineering
Core
Developing design methods and models for high-temperature structural materials to predict reliability in nuclear reactors and energy systems.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Mechanical/Materials Engineering)
Builds
Continuum damage mechanics models and statistical reliability models for high-temperature structural components.
Domain
Nuclear energy systems / High-temperature structural materials
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
Finite element simulations, constitutive model development, high-temperature creep crack growth analysis, engineering design codes (ASME, API, R5, RCC-MRx), Python coding, fracture mechanics-based reliability modeling
Preferred skills
Fracture mechanics-based reliability modeling, structure-property relations for metallic and ceramic materials, high-temperature component design, MOOSE finite element simulation framework
Technologies
Python, MOOSE
Responsibilities
Review and validate methods for predicting reliability of high-temperature structural components; develop design methods and models; contribute to technical reports, conference papers, and journal publications; present findings at technical conferences.
Seniority
Postdoctoral (0-5 years post-PhD)