FEA Engineer

About the Role

CFD Research Corporation is adding a talented finite element engineer to our growing structural analysis team. The candidate will evaluate, analyze, and help design metallic and composite aerospace structures. The position is located at CFD Research's Huntsville Headquarters, where the candidate will work closely with existing structural, fluid and thermal analysis teams to provide rapid design recommendations and assessments. The candidate is expected to interface regularly with Prototype, Test and Evaluation Division engineers located at the company's Hollywood, AL Engineering Test Center. This will necessitate trips to Hollywood to support in-person meetings 3 times a month.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate linear and non-linear FEA models to assess safety margins and deflections.
• Mentor under multiple subject matter experts with decades of experience.
• Produce engineering reports and documentation in support of requirement verification and design reviews.

Basic Qualifications

• US Citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with Abaqus, ANSYS, or NASTRAN.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation and present results to stakeholders.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with running on a remote HPC cluster and submitting jobs to a bash scheduler.

Desired Qualifications

• An active secret security clearance.
• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis on FEA.
• 2+ years of FEA experience, preferably with Abaqus and Abaqus CAE.
• Experience with SolidWorks.
• Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) and large-scale models.
• Experience with Python for post-processing of tabular data or the creation of automation macros.

Benefits

• Employer matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Highly competitive insurance package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Company paid leave, compensation time, parental leave, long-term and short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance.
• Performance appraisals occur twice a year and annual pay increases are based upon corporate goals, personal development, performance, and outstanding achievements.
• Group and individual bonuses are awarded for exceptional performance.