Mechanical/Structural Analysis Engineer

Mechanical/Structural Analysis Engineer ( Dulles, VA ) 14097
12 Month Contract

Pay Rate: $50-$65/hr W2 maybe more for the right candidate

US Citizenship Required
Onsite only

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 may include the following:
- 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: Bachelors 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 Masters 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
Please note that the expected job duration is about six months to a year.