Responsibilities
The mechanical and aerospace engineer level III will be responsible for supporting the maintenance and development of our legacy in-house developed software tools and providing technical analysis of reentry system performance in hostile and normal reentry environments. This analysis can include modeling the environments, and analyzing complex materials and structures and dynamic response of structures subjected to hypersonic aerodynamic loads and system responses to thermal and shock environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Work in a team environment to plan and accomplish project goals and objectives
- Development and maintenance of in-house developed software programs and tools (FORTRAN, C++, Python)
- Support vehicle performance evaluations in hostile and atmospheric reentry environments with advanced computer modeling techniques
- Analyze, interpret, and assess simulation results
- Publish summary reports documenting results
- Write plans, reports, and presentations
- Present results to DoD customer and external reviewers
- Travel to meetings at national laboratories and customer sites
Qualifications
Required:
- BS 5-7 Years, MS 3-5, PhD 0-2
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top-Secret clearance
- Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, software engineering, or related field.
- Experience with developing and running advanced computer models and software tools
- Experience with engineering analysis codes and techniques
- Experience with FORTRAN, C++, Matlab, and/or Python
- Experience with data analysis and statistical modeling methods
- Experience with writing plans and reports and briefing technical results
Preferred:
- Experience in the nuclear weapons complex (either DoD or DOE)
- Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Experience with Finite Element Modeling (FEM)
- Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Equal Pay Act
This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield 's benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $83,623.66 Max: $145,405.33
