Senior Vibrations FEA Engineer

CFD Research Corporation•Huntsville, AL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

CFD Research Corporation is adding a talented senior linear dynamics finite element engineer to our growing structural analysis team. The candidate will evaluate vibration, shock, and random/acoustic responses, in aid of the design, verification and manufacture of aerospace structures. Experience with turbomachinery and rotordynamics is a plus. The position is located at CFD Research’s Huntsville Headquarters, where the candidate will work closely with existing structural, fluid and thermal analysis teams to provide rapid design recommendations and assessments. The candidate is expected to interface regularly with Prototype, Test and Evaluation Division engineers located at the company’s Hollywood, AL Engineering Test Center. This will necessitate trips to Hollywood to support in-person meetings 3 times a month. The potential exists for the aspiring candidate to help grow and eventually lead the burgeoning high fidelity structural analysis team. Proficiency with any one of the following FEA tools is required: Abaqus, ANSYS or NASTRAN. The candidate should be familiar with running on a remote HPC cluster and submitting jobs to a bash scheduler. Key responsibilities include the development and validation of linear dynamic FEA models for modal, linear transient, steady state dynamics (SSD), vibration, and shock response spectrum analyses. The candidate shall produce engineering reports and documentation in support of requirement verification and design reviews.

Requirements

US Citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering
6+ years hands on experience with linear dynamics FEA for complex structures
Proficiency with Abaqus and Solidworks
Strong understanding of structural dynamics, vibration theory, modal analysis, frequency response functions, and damping models.
Experience with vibro-acoustic coupling or specialized acoustics tools.
Ability to create clear technical documentation and present results to stakeholders
Strong problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Familiarity with running on a remote HPC cluster and submitting jobs to a bash scheduler.

Nice To Haves

Experience with turbomachinery and rotordynamics
An active secret security clearance
Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience with ANSYS or NASTRAN
Experience with fatigue assessments and failure-based correlations to testing.
Experience with rotordynamics and associated analysis methods
Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) and large-scale models
Knowledge of design for manufacturing and producibility affecting dynamics
Experience with python for post processing of tabular data or the creation of automation macros

Responsibilities

Evaluate vibration, shock, and random/acoustic responses, in aid of the design, verification and manufacture of aerospace structures.
Develop and validate linear dynamic FEA models for modal, linear transient, steady state dynamics (SSD), vibration, and shock response spectrum analyses.
Produce engineering reports and documentation in support of requirement verification and design reviews.
Work closely with existing structural, fluid and thermal analysis teams to provide rapid design recommendations and assessments.
Interface regularly with Prototype, Test and Evaluation Division engineers.
Support in-person meetings at the Hollywood, AL Engineering Test Center.
Help grow and eventually lead the burgeoning high fidelity structural analysis team.