Description
Leidos Defense is seeking a Lead Thermal/Stress Analyst to join its team in Huntsville, Alabama, designing and analyzing the next generation of defense systems to protect America and its allies.
You will perform stress and thermal analysis to support the design of cutting-edge aerospace and defense programs. You will collaborate with designers and use Star CCM+ and FEMAP daily to ensure your team's design meets requirements. You might work alongside the production team to install hardware or verify requirements. Then you'll work with the testing team to put your hardware into action.
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform stress and thermal analysis on structural, electronic, and mechanical systems while supporting critical test activities.
- Stress analysis will involve analytical methods, finite element models/simulations, and advanced analysis tools.
- Thermal analysis will include hand analysis methods, finite volume models/simulations, finite element models/simulations, finite difference models/simulations, and other tools.
- Collaborate closely with design and manufacturing teams to create designs that meet stringent performance, manufacturability, and schedule requirements.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
- Must have 4+ years of prior relevant industry experience with a bachelor's degree, or 2+ years with a master's degree.
- Direct experience performing stress and thermal analysis in the aerospace or defense industry.
- Demonstrated experience with commercial finite element analysis tools such as FEMAP/NX NASTRAN, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar software.
- Proven working knowledge of commercial thermal analysis and CFD tools like STAR-CCM+, Thermal Desktop/SindaFluint, ANSYS, or SolidWorks FlowSimulation.
- Strong technical writing, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Proven ability to thrive in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
- Capable of working as part of a larger analysis team or working as the sole analyst on a project.
- U.S. Citizenship is required and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Final Secret Clearance.
- Residency in the Huntsville, AL area or willingness to relocate to Huntsville, AL is required.
Benefits
No benefits information provided.
Pay Range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00