Stress Analyst, Staff

Lockheed Martin • Huntsville, AL

4d • $104,500 - $208,150 • Onsite

About The Position

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. As a Staff Stress Analyst you will be responsible for performing preliminary and detailed level stress analysis of missile flight structures and mechanisms, electronic components, and ground and test support equipment using standardized processes and tools. You will review and oversee stress analyses and provide technical mentorship to less experienced stress analysts and actively support knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• Experience with NX/NASTRAN finite element modeling or equivalent
• Technical leadership experience
• Ability to communicate highly technical content to any level of audience
• Ability to apply new and advanced analytical techniques necessary to perform structural analysis
• Knowledge of structural characteristics and the ability to generate free body diagrams detailing load paths through complex systems
• Knowledge of and applicable experience with spacecraft or aircraft structural analysis methods, including classical hand calculations and experience with mechanical joints

Nice To Haves

• A Master's degree is strongly preferred for this position
• Ability to work in a collaborative and highly integrated team environment
• Ability and desire to assume ownership of tasks and drive to closure quickly and efficiently
• Non-linear, fracture, fatigue, and buckling analysis experience
• Mechanisms, antenna, electronic component, ground support, hoisting, and test support equipment, and composite materials analysis experience
• Experience with Abaqus, Matlab, Mathcad and CREO
• Static, vibration, acoustic, modal, shock test experience of aerospace flight hardware
• Academic coursework in advanced mechanics of materials
• Active Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Perform static stress analysis on missile and spacecraft flight hardware
• Generate stress analysis technical memorandums and reports to support data packages, peer reviews, and external customer reviews
• Prepare technical charts and represent the organization in design reviews and outside contracts
• Support static structural test definition, requirements, monitoring, data reduction, and comparison to analysis while understanding and incorporating other applicable mechanical (thermal, dynamic, materials, etc…) and system level requirements/parameters into the stress analyses
• Support development of weight-optimized, compliant flightworthy components and structural assemblies which satisfy the contractual design criteria as well as any producibility requirements defined by Manufacturing and Quality Engineering.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees