Mechanical/Structural Analysis Engineer Dulles, VA )

Mechanical/Structural Analysis Engineer ( Dulles, VA ) 14466

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: Bachelor’s 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 Master’s 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.