Structural Engineer

Minneapolis, MN

Duration: 6 month contract

Responsibilities:

• Working with staff analysts and program engineers to determine program analysis needs and determining the appropriate analysis tools for meeting the need
• Driving the analysis throughout the entire process, from choosing the appropriate tools and collecting the necessary inputs to performing the simulation on internal computing assets and other computations as needed
• Working with our internal materials group to gather or measure the needed material properties
• Providing detailed results and recommendations to the senior analyst and program engineers
• Preparing detailed reports of the analysis process for future use of the analysis group

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field
• 5-7 years of experience in structural analysis
• Experience using one or more of these analysis tools: ABAQUS, NASTRAN, HyperWorks
• 5-7 years of experience in structural analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field
• Experience in structural analysis in defense-related applications, especially dealing with munitions or weapon systems
• Proficiency using one or more of these analysis tools: ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, COMSOL
• Working knowledge of fluid-structure interaction phenomena or other multi-physics environments
• Experience using MATLAB
• Familiarity with Pro/E or Creo
• Familiarity with material testing techniques that support structural dynamics analysis
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent field