Fluids/Mechanical Analyst

Fluids / Mechanical Analyst

• Contract Duration + months
• Pay rate up to $ - $

Responsibilities :

• Design of various pressure vessel types, and shapes to accommodate vehicle space allocation and integration envelope.
• Design of fluid lines and flex elements for cryogenic and space applications.
• Drawing generation, including tolerance and GD&T setup.
• Ownership of design release cycle, including drawings release, and DFM reviews.
• Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft pressure vessels
• Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
• Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
• Strength checks and analysis report generation
• Test and verification plan and report generation
• Support configuration development and trade studies

Minimum Qualifications :

• Minimum of a degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering
• years of experience in the prediction / validation of low and / or high-frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling
• A solid foundation of structural static / dynamic fundamentals
• Passion for spacecraft structural / environmental loads development / validation
• Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and rd party commercial analytical tools)

Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, or automotive in some of the following areas :

• External loads
• Vibro-acoustic analysis
• Thermal Loading
• Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Optistruct
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

Preferred Qualifications :

• COPV Pressure Vessel design and analysis
• Metallic Pressure Vessel design and analysis
• Fluids Lines design and analysis
• Flex Elements design and analysis
• Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites
• Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowable development
• Experience testing materials, joints, components, and vehicles
• Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, HyperSizer, Nastran Sol , etc)
• Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire / Creo Parametric or greater
• Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire / Creo Parametric or greater piping / routing module
• Experience with Human spaceflight
• Experience with composites
• Experience with AIAA S- and S-
• Experience with EJMA Ninth and Tenth Edition

Notes :

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Benefits :

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• k Retirement Fund
30+ days ago