deciBel Research has an immediate opening for a Mechanical/ Structural Engineer in Huntsville, AL.

Position Description:

The successful candidate will support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team's design efforts working within an Agile environment. Core tasks entail evaluating structural design solutions via analysis for multiple Ground Systems (GS) IPT hardware systems and their structural interfaces with facilities. Under the direction of the product line owner, responsibilities include performing structural analyses IAW industry and military standards, evaluating structural hardware design efforts, scheduling, and planning required tasks, leading small teams, and writing reports to support milestone reviews. Accountability and active participation in team scrum meetings and internal/external demos, and documenting progress on team dashboards is expected.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering

Experience Requirements:

• 5 years experience with Bachelor's degree or 3 years with Master's degree
• Prior experience with the design, test, and/or integration and deployment of mechanical and structural components, systems, or subsystems
• Understanding and application of industry engineering technical standards; demonstrated structural design experience and impact assessment
• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment full time
• Requirements-driven structural hardware design, test, and evaluation
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis and Modeling theory and application using industry standard structural analysis software (ANSYS, GTStrudl, ABAQUS, STAAD, Femap, NX Simcenter, NASTRAN, Creo Simulation or SolidWorks Simulation)
• Experience performing static structural analysis of composite or metallic parts
• Experience performing dynamic structural analysis of composite or metallic parts (modal, shock, vibration, transient loading)
• Experience in writing technical reports, test procedures, and specifications
• Experience in one or more of the following system engineering knowledge areas: technical planning, requirements derivation, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• SolidWorks, NX and Teamcenter experience
• DOORS and/or CAMEO exposure
• Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies and risk management framework (RMF)
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1366, MIL-HDBK-1791, UFC 3-301-02, UFC 3-301-01, ASCE 7, ICC-ES AC 156
• Ability to communicate data in a clear and concise manner
• Experience leading a small team, including task and schedule planning, to meet major project milestone objectives
• Experience in Agile Development
• Ability to show self as self-starter, team player, able to multi-task, able to generate quality work products independently, able to make excellent judgement and show interpersonal skills

Special Skills Desired:

• Generate engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test reports
• Mentoring and cross-training junior engineers in analysis work, reviews and approving their analysis results to meet customer requirements
• Experience using analytical software tools, such as MATLAB or Python, to analyze and reduce data to identify key characteristics and trends
• Experience with mission critical and safety critical systems, components, etc.
• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Core Standards: MDA-QS-001-MAP, MDA-QS-003-PMAP, MDA Instruction 5000.20-INS (ETR Process)
• Familiarity with the GMD domain and GMD Launch Support Systems hardware
• PE License in Civil/Structural Engineering

Applicant selected must have an active Secret security clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.