Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Senior Structural Mechanical Engineer
$134K–$205K
Devens, MA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- At least 7+ years of professional experience performing finite element analysis.
- Education
- At least a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Provides structural mechanics expertise and technical leadership, conducting and reviewing structural analyses for CFS projects including SPARC, ARC, and R&D activities.
What you'll do
- Conduct and review structural analysis for system designs.
- Solve complex problems, provide recommendations, and collaborate with stakeholders across CFS.
- Mentor engineers and help develop structural engineering best practices, workflows, and strategy.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- At least 7+ years of professional experience performing finite element analysis with multidisciplinary teams in a product development environment.
- Strong knowledge of computational structural mechanics, including nonlinear materials, plasticity, fatigue, solver convergence, and contacts.
- Willingness to travel or occasionally work nights, weekends, or on-call; ability to meet stated physical and facility-hazard conditions.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in ANSYS Workbench and SpaceClaim; experience with electromagnetic and thermal FEA.
- Ability to code in Python and APDL; familiarity with industry codes and standards such as ASME BPVC.
Pay
USD 134,000–205,000 per year base salary
Tools
ANSYS Workbench, SpaceClaim, Python, APDL, ASME BPVC
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