Lead Thermal/Stress Analyst

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos Defense is seeking a Lead Thermal/Stress Analyst to join their team in Huntsville, Alabama. This role involves designing and analyzing the next generation of defense systems. The analyst will perform stress and thermal analysis to support the design of cutting-edge aerospace and defense programs, collaborating with designers and using Star CCM+ and FEMAP daily. Responsibilities may include working with the production team for hardware installation and verification, and with the testing team to put hardware into action. This position is part of a team of talented engineers working on fast-paced programs with unique technical challenges.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
4+ years of prior relevant industry experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 2+ years with a master’s degree.
Direct experience performing stress and thermal analysis in the aerospace or defense industry.
Demonstrated experience with commercial finite element analysis tools such as FEMAP/NX NASTRAN, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar software.
Proven working knowledge of commercial thermal analysis and CFD tools like STAR-CCM+, Thermal Desktop/SindaFluint, ANSYS, or SolidWorks FlowSimulation.
Strong technical writing, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Proven ability to thrive in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
U.S. Citizenship is required and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Final Secret Clearance.
Residency in the Huntsville, AL area or willingness to relocate to Huntsville, AL is required.

Nice To Haves

Fluid lumped capacitance modeling
Electronics cooling analysis
Thermal analysis of orthotropic materials
FEMAP/Nastran
Coupled thermal-structural analysis
Bolted joint and weld analysis
Dynamics analysis (modal, response spectrum, shock, vibration)
Fatigue analysis
Composite materials

Responsibilities

Perform stress and thermal analysis on structural, electronic, and mechanical systems.
Support critical test activities.
Produce models, perform calculations, reduce data, and correlate test results for stress analysis.
Conduct detailed steady-state and/or transient thermal analyses using industry-standard programs.
Produce thermal models, perform calculations, reduce data, and correlate test results to thermal and flow models.
Collaborate closely with design and manufacturing teams to create designs that meet stringent performance, manufacturability, and schedule requirements.
Work as part of a larger analysis team or as the sole analyst on a project.