Mechanical Engineer
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteHuntsville, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Support the design, development, analysis, and integration of aerospace and defense hardware throughout the product lifecycle. Perform mechanical engineering analyses including structural, thermal, dynamic, vibration, shock, and other evaluations to develop finite element models and simulation tools. Conduct engineering trade studies to optimize performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on integrated product development. Prepare technical reports and documentation for design reviews and program milestones, then support prototype development, system integration, and environmental testing to correlate analytical models with test data. Investigate engineering anomalies and support root cause efforts. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or related engineering, 2+ years of experience, and a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of experience supporting mechanical engineering, structural analysis, thermal analysis, product development, or related engineering activities.
- Experience performing engineering analyses using finite element methods, thermal modeling, dynamics, or other analytical techniques.
- Experience using one or more engineering software packages such as ANSYS, NX/Simcenter, NASTRAN, Thermal Desktop, SINDA, MSC ADAMS, LS-DYNA, or equivalent.
- Experience with CAD software such as Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks, or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals including mechanics of materials, heat transfer, dynamics, structural analysis, or thermodynamics.
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, or equivalent programming languages for engineering analysis and automation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship is required.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting aerospace, missile, defense, or space programs.
- Experience with mechanical hardware design and product development.
- Experience correlating analytical models with structural, thermal, vibration, or environmental test data.
- Familiarity with qualification, environmental, vibration, thermal vacuum, or flight testing.
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or digital engineering environments.
- Knowledge of military, aerospace, and industry engineering standards.
- Experience supporting hardware from concept through production.
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