Lead Engineer - Structural Thermal Analysis Engineer

Lead Engineer - Structural Thermal Analysis Engineer

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

Denver

Description

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is a leading provider of custom turbomachinery for the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics and Energy industries.

Our company is made up of people that are at the top of their game, working with customers who are also at the top of their game.

Position Summary : The Lead Structural / Thermal Analysis Engineer mentors a team of engineers, approves the technical work of other engineers, and helps create standardized analysis processes for the team.

This role supports clean sheet turbomachinery design as part of our project execution from inception to shipment. The Lead Engineer will not have direct reports but is tasked with ownership of the technical execution on projects and improving the overall technical capability of the team.

The position requires a deep understanding of the analytical approach for rotating equipment, including but not limited to : FEA, Rotordynamics, thermal analysis, structural analysis, modal analysis, random vibration, bolt design, allowable proof pressure, low and high cycle fatigue, fracture critical component analysis, and damage tolerance.

Key Results Areas :

• Create standard processes for structural and thermal analytical efforts to meet all requirements, including technical capability, schedule milestones, and budgetary constraints.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges through deep technical turbomachinery knowledge while increasing the technical capability of other engineers on the team.
• Effectively lead a team environment to drive organizational success and improve BN processes.

Requirements

Qualifications :

Education and Training :

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience in a high aptitude engineering and manufacturing environment.

Experience :

• Minimum eight plus years related experience.
• Proven rotating machinery expertise and experience with associated systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of rotating machinery design and analysis correlation to test data.

Other :

• Must be willing to work overtime as required.
• Travel up to 10% of working time.

Desired Job Qualification :

Experience in Ansys, XLRotor, and Solidworks.

Skills :

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

• Proficient in specialized engineering application software such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, CFX, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• High attention to detail.

ITAR Requirements : To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.

S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S., or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Equal Opportunity Employer : Barber-Nichols is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

Compensation and Benefits :

The salary range for this role is $120,000 to $150,000.

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