Engineering Manager - Analysis

DRS NPS has an immediate need for a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead our structural, shock, and acoustic analysis team. This highly-visible leadership position has two primary responsibilities: providing functional management and technical leadership to a team of 8-12 analysis engineers, and personally executing and technically owning the most complex analyses on our highest-risk programs, serving as the final technical authority for analysis-based qualification.

About the Role

In the functional manager role, this position will manage analysis resources in support of multiple active development programs. Responsibilities include setting individual expectations, conducting performance evaluations, providing career development, assessing resource and skill gaps, and making hiring recommendations. The role also owns the health of the analysis toolchain, methods portfolio, modeling standards, peer review protocols, and model validation practices, as well as recommending software license planning and compute/HPC capacity.

In the technical leader role, this position is responsible for estimating, planning, and driving the analysis scope on U.S. military and customized commercial projects ranging from <$2M to $150M+. The role involves organizing, leading, and mentoring analysts, defining analysis approaches, and making direct technical contributions on demanding problems, including finite element modeling for static/dynamic structural loading, shipboard shock, vibration, fatigue, and acoustic signature performance of large rotating machinery.

Responsibilities

• Manage resource allocations for a team of 8-12 structural, shock, and acoustic analysis engineers
• Interview and hire staff to support resource demands and analysis skill needs; build and execute development plans to grow junior analysts into independent technical owners
• Conduct annual reviews, provide feedback, training, and career guidance to develop future engineering leaders
• Serve as the senior technical authority for analysis methodology, modeling standards, mesh and boundary condition practices, material models, acceptance criteria, and independent peer review of analysis results
• Contribute directly to program success by personally executing the most complex and highest-risk analyses
• Plan and drive execution of detailed analysis work scope to required quality, schedule, and budget
• Own analysis-based qualification strategy, determining what is qualified by analysis, test, or similarity, and defend that strategy to customers and independent review authorities
• Direct correlation of finite element models to modal survey, vibration, shock, and acoustic test data, and drive model validation and uncertainty quantification practices
• Partner with design engineering early in the product lifecycle to influence structural and acoustic design decisions
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 New Product Development processes
• Initiate, develop, and lead engineering efficiency and continuous improvement efforts, including automation of recurring analysis workflows and reusable model templates
• Represent DRS confidently and competently in front of customers, including the US Navy, NAVSEA technical warrant holders, and shipbuilder engineering organizations
• Communicate technical and programmatic information clearly, both orally and in writing, to technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with other departments, DRS locations, test facilities, and suppliers to solve problems and develop cost-effective, high-quality solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in Mechanical, Aerospace, Structural, Ocean/Naval, Engineering Mechanics, or similar engineering discipline
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience performing structural and/or dynamic finite element analysis on complex hardware
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with commercial FEA tools (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran/Femap, LS-DYNA, or equivalent), including model construction, solution setup, convergence assessment, and results interpretation
• Demonstrated experience with dynamic analysis methods: modal, harmonic, random vibration, transient/explicit dynamics, and/or shock response
• Experience individually driving analysis from initial concept assessment through qualification of fielded systems
• Experience correlating analytical models against physical test data and adjudicating differences between prediction and measurement
• Experience with system-level thinking and system engineering principles/methods
• Strong sense of ownership and high level of accountability, including willingness to sign off on and defend analysis conclusions
• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science in Mechanical, Structural, Engineering Mechanics, Acoustics, or similar engineering discipline
• Experience leading, mentoring, or managing a team of individual contributors
• Direct experience with U.S. Navy shock qualification, including MIL-DTL-901 (barge and medium/lightweight shock machine testing) and Dynamic Design Analysis Method (DDAM) per NRL-1396
• Experience with shipboard vibration and noise specifications such as MIL-STD-167-1 and MIL-STD-740-1/-2, and with acoustic signature or quieting requirements for surface ship or submarine equipment
• Experience with structureborne and airborne noise prediction, transfer path analysis, statistical energy analysis (SEA), and vibration isolation/mount system design
• Experience with rotordynamics, bearing and shaft line dynamics, or electromagnetic-to-structural force coupling in rotating machinery
• Experience with fatigue, fracture, weldment, and durability assessment of large fabricated structures
• Experience with development of electric machines, electric motor/drive systems, electro-mechanical systems, gas turbines, steam turbines, diesel engines, or other power machinery
• Experience executing projects for the US military or foreign navies
• Experience with scripting and analysis automation (e.g., Python, APDL, MATLAB) and managing HPC/compute resources for large simulation workloads
• Active security clearance

Pay

The salary range for this position is $128,492–$199,484. This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay at the time of posting and may vary based on factors such as federal contract labor categories, geographic location, business considerations, scope and responsibilities of the position, and internal equity. Additional compensation may include annual performance-based bonuses, equity awards, and overtime pay (for non-exempt employees as applicable).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including state-mandated paid sick leave)
• Parental leave benefits
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
• Life and disability insurance coverage
• Company contribution to a health savings account
• Telemedicine services
• Legal insurance
• Wellness programs focusing on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
• Flexible work schedules with a 9/80 program option
• Community service hours