Mechanical Engineer (Temp)

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead development of aero-mechanical and ground-vehicle mechanical hardware from concept through sustainment, spanning both Land and Air Systems.
• Own simulation strategy for major subsystems, including structural FEA, dynamic simulation, thermal and tolerance analysis, and composite structure modeling.
• Develop advanced simulation methodologies, analysis standards, and best practices for the organization.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for composites, structural sizing, and mechanical simulation
• Review, validate, and approve analytical work produced by Level II/III engineers.
• Provide technical direction to multidisciplinary teams across structural analysis, materials, design engineering, test, and manufacturing.
• Lead trade studies, requirements decomposition, system architecture decisions, and risk-reduction analysis.
• Represent mechanical and structural engineering during internal/external design reviews and customer interactions.
• Collaborate closely with test engineers to define validation strategies, correlate simulation to test results, and drive model refinement.
• Direct and perform high-fidelity FEA using tools such as NX/ANSYS, including nonlinear, dynamic, thermal, and multi-physics simulations.
• Lead design of composite structures, bonded assemblies, and hybrid metallic/composite components for unmanned systems.
• Oversee detailed design via CAD, ensuring manufacturability, structural performance, and configuration control.
• Author and approve substantiating analysis reports, test plans, statements of work, vendor control documents, and integration documents.
• Drive design-for-manufacture and cost-effective composite fabrication strategies.
• Mentor Level I–III engineers in simulation techniques, composite design, and structural fundamentals.
• Provide task leadership and engineering judgment to ensure technical excellence across programs.
• Contribute to internal training material and process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Aircraft, Aerospace or aircraft-related Mechanical Engineering. Master's Degree preferred.
• 8-10+ years (BS) or 6-8 years (MS) of relevant experience in mechanical/structural engineering
• Expert capability in finite element analysis (FEA) using tools such as NX/Unigraphics and ANSYS
• Advanced experience with composite materials, laminate theory, bonded structures, and composite manufacturing methods
• Demonstrated experience in simulation-driven design, structural optimization, and correlation of models to physical testing
• Proficiency with engineering documentation, GD&T, drawing creation/checking, and mechanical requirements development
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering efforts
• Proficiency with MATLAB; familiarity with additional analysis or scripting languages is a strong plus
• Eligible to obtain a security clearance