Structural Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. This position is 100% onsite; candidates must work onsite initially and at least 4 days onsite after approximately 6–9 months. Non-local candidates must fully relocate at the start of the position. Must be a US citizen and able to obtain an active Secret Clearance; interim clearance is sufficient to start, with TS clearance required upon start.

No salary specified.

Company

Provides technically innovative IT, engineering, and technical services to defense research customers.

What you will do

• Perform structural analyses using Femap and NASTRAN.
• Evaluate structural performance through static and dynamic modeling and analysis.
• Support vibration and shock testing and prototype hardware development.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on prototype design and testing.
• Create and update engineering documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 3 years of modeling and simulation experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with static and dynamic structural modeling and analysis.
• At least 3 years of structural modeling experience.
• At least 3 years of experience creating and updating documentation.
• At least 3 years of Femap experience.
• At least 3 years of SolidWorks 3D computer-aided design experience.
• At least 3 years of NASTRAN experience.
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain the required security clearance.

Nice to have

• Aerospace major.
• Line-of-sight jitter analysis and STOP analysis experience.
• Structural testing and model correlation experience.
• Modeling and analysis of space thermal systems.
• Stability, stress fatigue, and thermal engineering experience.
• Experience supporting space flight programs.
• Vibration, shock, environmental, modal, and materials characterization testing experience, including TVAC.
• Experience performing structural analyses and testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, customer-focused, technically innovative work environment.
• 15 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, floating holidays, and 1.5 paid days for approved volunteer work.
• One week of paid maternity or paternity leave after one year of full-time employment.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,000 annually for eligible full-time employees after six months.
• 401(k) participation from the first day of employment with employer matching and 100% vesting.
• Eligible employees may receive phone, internet, and BYOD reimbursements.

Hiring process

• First-round interview by Zoom with the hiring manager.
• Second-round interview by Zoom with additional team members as needed.