Description:As a Structural Analysis Engineer II in Silver Spring, Maryland location, you will analyze aerospace structures and mechanisms in support of product design and improvements. You’ll create structural test requirements and evaluate test results, as well as create product finite element models for use by customers.
Collaborate with design engineers to validate product designs and improvements via detailed structural analysis.
Create test-correlated structural and dynamic models of aerospace mechanisms.
Help develop product vibration, shock and strength test requirements tailored around industry standards such as SMC-S-016 and NASA GEVS.
Make technical recommendations based on engineering judgment and interpretation of analysis results.
Perform normal modes analysis with classical hand calculations and finite element analysis.
Mentor and train other engineers.
Develop and validate product finite element models for internal and external use.
Support anomaly and failure analysis of space vehicles, mechanisms and payloads.
Skills:FEA, finite element analysis, structural analysis, nastran, femap, fatigue analysis, fracture mechanics, vibration analysis, shock analysisAdditional Skills & Qualifications:Nice to haves:
Master's or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering; or other engineering discipline
SolidWorks Simulation experience
Experience analyzing mechanisms
Experience analyzing non-metallic materials
Proficiency with fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics
Proficiency with vibration and shock analysis techniques
Experience modelling free-body dynamic events
Experience using implicit and explicit non-linear solvers
Thermal analysis experience
About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
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