Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc (SGH) designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building enclosures. Clients choose work with SGH because they:
Collaborate with clients and project team members Engage their extensive experience
Focus on delivering successful results
Respond to project challenges
SGH performs a broad range of services for the nuclear power industry including seismic design and evaluation, probabilistic risk assessments of structures, systems, and components (SSCs), accident analyses, drop load impact analysis, and safety evaluations.
SGH has also successfully defended licensing applications to regulators and reviewers for high hazard facilities. Our engineers are recognized as leading seismic and structural engineering consultants to the nuclear industry worldwide and have developed state-of-the-art methodologies in a variety of areas.
Role:
Perform and contribute to various structural engineering projects involving nuclear power plant and Department of Energy structures, systems, and components. Responsibilities:
Perform Probabilistic Risk Assessment seismic fragility evaluations and seismic margin assessments of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components for beyond design basis earthquakes.
Perform experience-based field walkdown assessments of essential nuclear plant equipment.
Conduct dynamic seismic analysis of nuclear plant structures using various structural computer programs including SAP2000.
Soil-structure interaction analyses using computer programs such as SASSI and CLASSI.
Seismic and structural design of nuclear and DOE structures.
Prepare calculations and reports in accordance with nuclear quality assurance procedures.
Maintain and develop clients in ongoing and future specialty areas.
Preferred experience:
Masters or PhD in Structural Engineering, Nuclear Engineering or related fields.
10+ years of experience in seismic evaluations for nuclear power plant and DOE structures, including experience with;
- seismic fragility analysis of safety-related components and building structures,
- seismic probabilistic risk assessment or seismic margin evaluations of nuclear power plants.
- Seismic or structural design or evaluation studies.
Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills.
Experience in managing small to large sized projects.
Professional License required.
Ability to travel, national and international depending on project location.
SGH has more than 400 employees and offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington DC.
SGH is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. |
