Sr. FEA Engineer

Job Title: Sr. FEA Engineer
Job Description

The Sr. FEA Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring designs are safe, durable, and production-ready by utilizing simulation and calculations. This position involves identifying and resolving potential issues early in the design process and supporting prototype builds, testing, and certification. The engineer will closely collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and customer teams to provide technical troubleshooting for production and field issues, ensuring all designs meet required industry standards.

• Mix of office-based and floor-based work
• Typical 40 hour work week
• Opportunity to work on highly visible, mission-critical designs impacting safety and reliability in real-world military operations.
• Ideal for individuals who enjoy solving complex structural problems and seeing designs progress from concept to certified hardware.

Responsibilities

• Use simulation and calculations to confirm designs are safe and ready for production.
• Identify and resolve potential design issues early in the process.
• Support prototype builds, testing, and certification processes.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and customer teams to ensure design integrity.
• Provide technical troubleshooting for production and field issues.
• Ensure designs comply with industry standards.

Essential Skills

• Mechanical Engineering
• FEA Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• BSME
• Design Validation
• Structural Testing

"Nice to have" Skills & Qualifications

• Six Sigma
• Experience with Military Standards such as ISO 1496
• Proficiency in FEMAP, Nastran, Ansys
• Knowledge of Convention for Safe Containers (CSC)

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cadillac, MI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $43.00 - $53.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Cadillac,MI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 5, 2026.
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