Junior Structural Engineer - Onsite FEA for Turbomachinery

Belcan Corporation; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Job summary

Belcan in Windsor, CT is seeking an entry-level Structural Engineer to join our office. The role is full-time with full benefits; requires a BS or MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.

You will conduct structural analyses of turbomachinery components using advanced FEA tools and collaborate with design and manufacturing teams. You will prepare stress reports, support certification documentation, and contribute to design reviews in an onsite environment.

Qualifications

• 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
• US Citizenship is required

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, and validate finite element models using industry standard FEA tools (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

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NASTRAN

ANSYS

Abaqus

MS Office

Job description

Belcan in Windsor, CT is seeking an entry-level Structural Engineer to join our office. The role is full-time with full benefits; requires a BS or MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.

You will conduct structural analyses of turbomachinery components using advanced FEA tools and collaborate with design and manufacturing teams. You will prepare stress reports, support certification documentation, and contribute to design reviews in an onsite environment.