Lead Stress Analyst

About the role

Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a Senior Stress Analyst to join their team. This position offers the opportunity to create unique solutions for complex problems and solve the world’s toughest security challenges.

Responsibilities

• Apply analytical methods, finite element models, simulations, and other engineering tools to develop models, perform structural and dynamic analyses, conduct calculations, reduce test data, and correlate results.
• Partner closely with design and manufacturing teams to deliver high-performance structures that meet demanding requirements for performance, manufacturability, and schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent from an ABET-accredited university.
• 4–8 years of relevant industry experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 2–6 years with a master’s degree.
• Demonstrated experience with any of the commercial finite element analysis tools (e.g. FEMAP/NX NASTRAN, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, etc.).
• 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 and a current Final Secret Clearance—or eligibility to obtain and maintain one.
• Residence in, or willingness to relocate to, the Huntsville, Alabama area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an ABET-accredited university with a 3.5 or higher GPA.
• Advanced expertise in Linear and nonlinear contact FEA.
• Application of nonlinear material properties to both FEA and hand calculations.
• Integrated multi-physics analysis.
• Bolted joint and weld analysis.
• Dynamics analysis (modal, response spectrum, shock, vibration).
• Bolted joint and weld analysis.
• Fatigue analysis.
• Composite materials analysis.
• Thermal analysis.

Benefits

Pay Range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

About Leidos

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.