Requisition ID: 1903
Location: ULA - Decatur
Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available
Travel Requirements: None/Infrequent
Job Overview & ResponsibilitiesAs a Strength Analyst at ULA Job responsibilities include the following:
- Performing strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of propulsion and structural components, including non-linear analysis for the Recurring Structural Analysis Team.
- Candidate will be required to create analysis models, perform hand calculations and have an understanding of analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations.
- Candidate will be required to review and approve 3-D engineering layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for a variety of propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components.
- Candidate will make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
- Analysis results will be documented in strength reports.
- Candidate will support internal peer reviews, table top reviews and formal design reviews as needed.
- Will also need to support fast paced design/analysis cycles and be able to evaluate hardware non-conformances to support production activities.
- The engineer must be able to work with a minimal level of mentor oversight.
- Experience or familiarity with the following tools/software
- NASTRAN (Static, Modal, Dynamic and Non-Linear Analysis Solutions)
- FEMAP pre/post processor
- NX CAD/Simulation
- NASGRO fracture mechanics tool
- Unix/Linux mainframe based analysis tools
- MathCad
- ABAQUS
- Matlab
- MS office (word, excel, ppt)
Required EducationBachelor
Required Years of ExperienceMinimum of 2 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications- Bachelors degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university
- Ability to make design recommendations based on analysis results/experience
- Proficiency with MS Office tools
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment are essential
- General understanding of materials and material properties
- Experience with Structural Analysis (tanks, adapters, brackets)
- Experience analyzing propulsion hardware (tubing, ducting, flex joints)
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Experience working with component suppliers and development of spec requirements
- Understanding of fatigue/fracture analysis tools and methodology
- Understanding of bolted joint modeling and analysis
- Understanding of GD&T standards and principles
- Understanding of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions
- Understanding of basic hand calculations
- Strong communication skills
Preferred Qualifications- Experience running/creating analysis automation and pre/post processing scripts using the following tools
- Unix, Matlab, Python, Excel
- Experience with static/dynamic testing and model correlation
- Experience with structural optimization techniques for mass savings
- Experience integrating with system level analysis models (coupled loads models)
- General knowledge of fabrication methods for mechanical hardware, such as machining, welding, processing and assembly
- Knowledge of NASGRO fracture mechanics tool and ABAQUS
We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:
- 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
- Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environments
Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.
Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).
