Design FEA Engineer

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Design FEA Engineer

Summary: The employee is part of the Design Engineering Team and shall serve as a stress analysis and mechanical design subject matter expert supporting a variety of projects. The employee will work unsupervised approximately 75%+ of the time.

SSP's product line is primarily high pressure, high temperature pneumatic and fluid lines for aerospace applications. Markets served include domestic and foreign commercial, military, and space.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

There are two primary job functions: Detailed component design and FEA based stress analysis.

Component design consists of conceptual sketches (physical or CAD) which are fed to the drafting team. Significant application of concepts such as design to specification, design for manufacturing, design for inspection, and design for cost.

Stress analysis has a heavy emphasis on structural dynamics, fatigue, and nonlinear solutions. FEA tasks range from simple geometry creation and meshing all the way to final analysis report.

Works with a diverse cross-functional team of engineers designing and analyzing metallic parts that are produced using a variety of manufacturing methods. Common methods: forming and welding of sheet metal, machining, additive manufacturing, and casting.

Regular interaction with internal teams of: Project Engineers, Drafters, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Test Lab Personnel, Contracts, and Sales.

Tasks involve a full range of product life cycle including new product development, legacy product support, research and development, and failure analysis.

Often necessary to create (i.e. programming) custom design and task automation tools in Excel (VBA), MATLAB, Python, and the API of applicable calculation software.

Internal flow calculations and external insulation calculations are common using in-house tools.

Travel required is <15%; includes software training, travel to support project engineers for customer design reviews, and potential onsite customer support during initial quotation or design phases.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

There are no direct supervisory responsibilities associated with this position. The employee is expected to help train and mentor junior employees as applicable.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

BS Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Astronautical or similar Engineering field. (MS Degree preferred).

5+ years of experience in an engineering design environment.

6+ years of experience with finite element analysis stress software (HyperWorks, Femap/NASTRAN, or ANSYS Mechanical).

4+ years of experience specifically with HyperWorks.

Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and reduction.

Experience Types:

Experience with linear and nonlinear static FEA solutions is required.

Experience with modal, harmonic response, and random response is required.

Experience with contact analysis is preferred.

Experience with topology optimization is required.

Experience with simulation of metal forming methods is preferred.

Experience designing for metallic additive manufacturing is required.

Experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar drafting software is preferred.

Experience with Stainless Steel, Titanium, Inconel, and other superalloys is preferred.

Experience applying GD&T per ASME Y14.5:2018 (and/or 2009) to complex components and assemblies is required.

Experience in the MRB review and disposition of nonconforming hardware is required.

Additional Information

Annual Target Salary = $120,000.00

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business "First"
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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