Mechanical Structural Engineer-Secret Cleared

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Secret-Cleared Mechanical Structural Engineer who will be responsible for ensuring structural and thermal design robustness across the portfolio of products. From preliminary concepts to fielded weapon system support, MA&T delivers innovative structural and thermal engineering solutions utilizing methods ranging from classical fundamental & empirically based techniques to state-of-the-art finite element methods leveraging industry-leading commercial tools; all complemented and validated by tests executed in a manner to ensure cost-effective yet technically balanced solutions.

This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.

Responsibilities for Mechanical Structural Engineer:

• Perform detailed structural analyses to support all phases of programs
• Generate test plans required to validate analyses and verify hardware compliance to customer requirements
• Analyze test data to validate and correlate models, and/or generate mechanical loads and environments
• Work with limited oversight on complex problems to provide the answers needed under program cost and schedule constraints
• Coordinate and lead technical peer reviews ensuring the technical accuracy of work product as well as acting as a reviewer for others work products
• Present results to internal stakeholders and external customers
• Generate detailed, archival technical reports
• Travel to test sites to support test or design discussion (depending on work assignment)
• Act as a technical leader (help define and develop MA&T department technical processes and tools) and lead teams to meet program milestones
• The Senior Mechanical Engineer - Structural Engineer job is in Tucson, AZ and the position is onsite.
  
  

Qualifications for Mechanical Structural Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of:
• 2-4 years for Junior
• 5-10 years for Mid Level
• 12-15 years for Senior Level
• Experience in structural analysis (i.e. PATRAN, NASTRAN, ANSYS, ABAQUS or equivalent software)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of mechanical principles to solve classical structural engineering problems both inside and outside of software tools
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team-based environment and independently
• 8 years of professional experience in the structural analysis of complex systems that require collaboration of multiple engineering disciplines (such as a weapon system)
• Experience in structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation
• Experience with dynamic shock and vibration analysis
• Experience with solid modeling CAD tool such as CREO or equivalent
• Experience with Matlab
  
  

Compensation for Mechanical Structural Engineer:

• Pay Range: $100,000 - $185,000 (based on years of experience and education)
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO and 11 Federal Holidays, and additional benefits
• Please note this job is open for applications on 3/20/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.*