Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BAE Systems is a defense, aerospace, and security company developing advanced electronics and technology solutions. The Mechanical Engineer will provide technical leadership in structural and thermal analysis for EO/IR/RF, precision pointing, and countermeasures products, lead analysis activities and teams, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and mentor less experienced engineers.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and high quality mechanical analysis to local (NH-based) programs, as well as other programs in the ES portfolio (remote support)
- Plan and execute analysis activities with program engineers and managers, and lead a small team, if required
- Perform structural and thermal analyses using classical methods and finite element methods
- Create and post-process Finite Element Models (FEM) ranging from sub-component level to the system level using Siemens Simcenter 3D/NX, NASTRAN, Ansys Mechanical, and Ansys Icepak
- Collaborate with design engineers from various disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, and Systems) to optimize system designs across Electronic Systems’ full portfolio of products
- Document and present analysis methods, results, and conclusions to internal and external customers
- Mentor less experienced engineers and part-time analysts, and review program work products
Skills
- Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position: Secret
- Travel Percentage: <10%
- U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes
- U.S. Person Required: Yes
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience
- Experience performing modal, random vibration, shock, and static analyses of structures
- Experience performing steady-state and transient heat transfer analyses
- Eligibility to obtain a DoD Security Clearance at the “Secret” level
- Clear communication – both oral and written – and a positive attitude
- Ability to work effectively on a team either on-site or remotely
- Typical Education and Experience:Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience or equivalent experience
- Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience
- Experience structural and thermal design of electronics
- Experience assessing solder joint survivability for low-cycle creep fatigue, high-cycle vibration fatigue, and shock
- Active Secret DoD Security Clearance within the last two years
- Familiarity (even limited) with Structural, Thermal, Optical performance (STOP) modeling using Sigfit and Code V or ZEMAX
- Experience (even limited) with composite materials, explicit dynamics, or computational fluid dynamics
Benefits
- Ability to work effectively on a team either on-site or remotely.
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