Panthalassa

Renewable Energy

MechanicalEngineer,Structures

$105–145k Portland, Oregon, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Mechanical Engineer, Structures at Panthalassa. Skills: Node structures, Structural design, Offshore environments. Own design, analysis, and development of Node structures. Own design, analysis, and development of secondary structures”

Industry & Context.

Renewable Energy
Problems you'll solve

First-principles; Fundamental-physics

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related technical field, 3+ years of experience in mechanical or structural design engineering, Demonstrated 3D CAD modeling experience, Structural analysis fundamentals, Exposure to metallic structural design, GD&T, Drawing creation, Integration, Testing, Communication skills, Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams

Nice to Have

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related technical field, 3+ years of professional experience designing and analyzing primary or secondary structures, Proficiency with NX/Teamcenter, Proficiency with NASTRAN/Simcenter, Experience in a startup or agile development environment, Familiarity with marine/offshore engineering fundamentals, Exposure to relevant codes/standards

What You'll Do.

and development of Node structures

and development of secondary structures

and development of subassemblies

Perform structural analysis

Perform dynamic analysis

Perform margins analysis

Perform fatigue analysis

Create component CAD models

Create assembly CAD models

Create component drawings

Create assembly drawings

Drive design trade studies

Drive engineering reviews

Document technical findings

Drive material selection

Drive corrosion-conscious detailing

Plan structural validation testing

Support structural validation testing

Collaborate with offshore operations

Collaborate with technicians

Collaborate with manufacturing teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multidisciplinary teams; Manufacturing teams; Offshore operations

Communication Scope

Technical findings

Process & Methodology

End-to-end ownership, Early architecture, Trade studies, Prototype testing, Final build

Full Job Description

About the Company We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore. The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis. About the Job We are developing a core technology, the “Node”, that will operate in the worst conditions the world’s oceans have to offer for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention. As a Mechanical Engineer, Structures you will own the design, development, and analysis of Node structures and subsystems from concept through deployment at sea, ensuring their designs are simple, manufacturable, and reliable in demanding offshore environments. This position requires a highly motivated, hands-on engineer who thrives in ambiguity, can execute with autonomy, and is eager to take on end-to-end ownership from early architecture and trade studies to prototype testing to final build at our factory. You will make fast decisions, solve tough problems in the moment, and own projects from start to finish. The job requires you to build deep knowledge in load paths, design for manufacturability, welded structures, subassembly design, and fabrication. We expect you to be especially strong in analysis and to gravitate toward first-principles, fundamental-physics approaches to problem solving. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and be able to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment in which the best ideas change the company’s dir

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