Job Title: Structural Engineer
Location: Dulles, VA 20166
Duration: 06- 12 Months contract (Potential Temp to Perm)
Payrate: $60/hr. - $65/hr. (depending on experience)
Shift: 1st Shift
Start Date: Right Away
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Seeking mid-level Mechanical/Structural Analysis Engineer to assist an experienced team of mechanical engineers to perform mechanical and structural analysis on one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems.
Responsibilities:
- Performing static and dynamic structure analysis.
- Reviewing requirements for materials, structure systems & subsystems.
- Selecting appropriate technical information and data from applicable products.
- Determining the technical principles involved, identifying the design path forward and computing the engineering characteristics to ensure consistency with the specifications design needs and requirements of space applications.
- Releasing results as 'technical documents' after review by the senior members of the team.
- Developing innovative solutions and elaborating on design concepts.
- Evaluating completed designs with supervisor and other technical groups and making modifications necessary to achieve the most ideal design.
- Developing, coordinating, and conducting test programs required to evaluate design work.
Basic Qualifications:
To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:
- Principal Mechanical/Structural Engineer 3: Bachelor’s degree in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineer, Math or related area (Mechanical Engineering or Degrees with a focus in Structural Analysis highly preferred) and 5+ years of experience or Master’s Degree and 3+ years
- Must have U.S. Citizenship to be considered for this position.
- Ability to perform structural engineering tasks associated with analysis, design, and/or testing of structures.
- Experience with at the following Mechanical Analysis tools : NX FEMAP/NASTRAN
(Equivalent spacecraft structural analysis tools may be considered on a case-by-case basis ).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with spacecraft or subsystem static/dynamic testing.
- Experience utilizing MATLAB.