Structural & Thermal Analysis Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop and convert CAD to FEA-ready models
• Perform structural, thermal, and coupled thermo-mechanical analyses for thermal and mechanical systems
• Develop finite element models (FEMs) to evaluate stress, deformation, vibration, fatigue, thermal gradients, and margins of safety
• Conduct steady-state and transient thermal analyses involving conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer
• Support design trade studies and optimization efforts related to strength, stiffness, weight, and thermal performance
• Interpret analytical results and provide practical engineering recommendations to multidisciplinary project teams
• Correlate analytical predictions with laboratory or field test data
• Develop and validate hand calculations to support and verify computational models
• Participate in prototype development, testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations
• Prepare technical reports and present engineering findings to internal teams and customers
• Contribute to new technology development initiatives

Desired Technical Experience

• Candidates should possess experience in several of the following areas:
• Structural mechanics and stress analysis (analytical and FEA)
• Thermal analysis and heat transfer (analytical and FEA)
• Dynamic, vibration, or modal analysis
• Fatigue and failure analysis
• Aerospace or defense hardware analysis
• Electronics thermal management
• Experimental correlation and test support
• Material behavior under thermal or structural loading, ideally including creep conditions and associated modeling

Professional Requirements

• Candidates should have a BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• A minimum of 5+ years of post-graduate relevant experience
• A solid foundation of structural static/dynamic and thermal heat transfer fundamentals
• The ability to solve a variety of structural static/dynamic and thermal heat transfer problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills