Structural Engineer

We have an Excellent Contract position for a Structural Engineer to join a leading Company located in Chandler, AZ. 

**US Citizenship is required.**

**Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.**

We are looking for an Engineer Structural3 to support our Mechanical and Energetics department. As a member of the M&E department, you'll get towork alongside a dynamic team performing structural analysis onlaunch vehicles and missiles.This position will serve on-site in Chandler, AZ. 

Responsibilities :

• Performs structural analysis on launch vehicle and ground support components. 
• Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables, and structural modeling. 
• Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue, and thermal analysis. 
• Tools will include NX CAD software and FEA.

Basic Hiring Criteria :

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 1 year of experience.
• Ability to obtain a US Government Secret security clearance, or higher.
• Strong structural analysis background with demonstrated work experience and knowledge.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
• Computer skills with standard word processing/spreadsheet experience.
• Ability to listen effectively, take direction, and possess initiative to accomplish assigned tasks and complete work in a timely fashion.

Desired Qualifications :

• MS, or PhD in related field.
• Active US Government Secret security clearance, or higher at the time of application.
• Experience working with high-performance flight structures.
• FEMAP, NX NASTRAN finite element analysis software.
• ANSYS, ABAQUS, and other software package experience also considered.
• Research and experience working with high temperatures and effects in structural mechanics.
• Thermal loading, advanced high-temperature materials, structural responses, and development testing.
• Working knowledge of CMC material systems.
• Scripting and AI use in fields of engineering and data sciences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.