Entry Level Structural Engineer

Belcan; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Onsite role

Job summary

Belcan in Windsor, CT is seeking a Structural entry level Engineer to join our on-site team. This full-time role offers comprehensive benefits and requires a BS or MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 0–2 years of experience.

You will perform FEA using NASTRAN/ANSYS/Abaqus, conduct linear/nonlinear/buckling/modal analyses, and support design reviews and certification documentation. You will collaborate with design, loads, materials and manufacturing teams, document results, and assist

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Zero to two years' experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, and validate finite element models using industry standard FEA tools and post-process results
• Perform linear, nonlinear, buckling, and modal analyses as required
• Evaluate joint, fastener, bolted, bonded, and lug strength
• Conduct fatigue and damage tolerance analyses, including crack growth evaluations
• Support safe life, fail safe, and damage tolerant design philosophies
• Collaborate with design, loads, materials, and manufacturing engineering teams
• Provide stress analysis guidance during design development and technical reviews
• Support structural testing through pre test predictions and post test correlation
• Investigate test anomalies and support root cause and corrective action efforts
• Perform trade studies to assess weight, strength, cost, and manufacturability impacts
• Ensure compliance with applicable certification, regulatory, and customer requirements
• Prepare and review stress reports, analysis summaries, and certification documentation
• Clearly document assumptions, methods, results, and conclusions
• Support program reviews, audits, and customer technical meetings
• Provide technical recommendations for optimizing hardware designs and modeling approach
• Support data acquisition/ reduction of hardware vibration environment measurements
• Support hardware certification testing
• Review and analyze parts with non-conformance / damage reported by the customer
• Interface with customers, hardware suppliers, and participate in design reviews / trade studies

Skills

FEA concepts

Structural analysis

Documentation

Communication

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NASTRAN

ANSYS

Abaqus

Job description

A Structural entry level Engineer position is currently available onsite at Belcan in Windsor, CT. This is a full time, direct position with full benefits. Matching candidates will need a Bachelor\"s or Masters Degree of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering. In this role, you will be part of team that works together at our Belcan office to provide support for our engineering projects. You will conduct structural analyses of a wide variety of component designs utilizing advanced analytical and CAD tools for turbo machinery components.

Job Duties:

• Create, modify, and validate finite element models using industry standard FEA tools (e.g., NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus) and post-process results
• Perform linear, nonlinear, buckling, and modal analyses as required
• Evaluate joint, fastener, bolted, bonded, and lug strength
• Conduct fatigue and damage tolerance analyses, including crack growth evaluations
• Support safe life, fail safe, and damage tolerant design philosophies
• Collaborate with design, loads, materials, and manufacturing engineering teams
• Provide stress analysis guidance during design development and technical reviews
• Support structural testing through pre test predictions and post test correlation
• Investigate test anomalies and support root cause and corrective action efforts
• Perform trade studies to assess weight, strength, cost, and manufacturability impacts
• Ensure compliance with applicable certification, regulatory, and customer requirements
• Prepare and review stress reports, analysis summaries, and certification documentation
• Clearly document assumptions, methods, results, and conclusions
• Support program reviews, audits, and customer technical meetings
• Provide technical recommendations for optimizing hardware designs and modeling approach
• Support data acquisition/ reduction of hardware vibration environment measurements
• Support hardware certification testing
• Review and analyze parts with non-conformance / damage reported by the customer
• Interface with customers, hardware suppliers, and participate in design reviews / trade studies

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or related field
• Zero to two years' experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Due to the nature of our work US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.

Desired skills:

Preferred:

• Previous experience with Ansys software