Lead FEA Engineer - Aerospace Engines (Onsite)

Quest Defense; Cincinnati (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) match

Certification assistance

Flexible workplace

Job summary

Quest Defense seeks an experienced FEA Mechanical Analysis Engineer to join our aerospace engineering team in Cincinnati, OH. You will lead high-fidelity analyses for gas-turbine and turbo-machinery components, using ANSYS APDL/Workbench and provide technical oversight.

You will develop analysis plans, verify models, mentor junior analysts, and communicate results to leadership. Applicants must be US Citizens/US Persons and be onsite; strong communication and project-management skills are

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the mechanical design of Gas-turbine or Turbo-machinery components.
• Minimum BS/MS in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering from an accredited university.
• Experience ANSYS (Classic or workbench), structural mechanics fundamentals, nonlinear/contact analysis, fatigue, model verification.
• Prepare analysis plans, assumptions, methodology, results, conclusions, and formal FEA reports and the ability to independently interpret results.
• Participate in technical/design reviews and respond to reviewer or customer comments.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings with GD&T.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work under time constraints, maintain composure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; project management experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for finite element analysis (FEA) across complex mechanical/aerospace programs.
• Develop, execute, and review high-fidelity linear and nonlinear analyses using ANSYS APDL/Workbench.
• Develop analysis plans, identify required inputs and load cases, establish acceptance criteria, and estimate analysis effort and schedule.
• Ensure models are properly verified and results are validated.
• Lead and participate in peer reviews, design reviews, analysis reviews, and customer technical reviews; approve or provide technical oversight of FEA deliverables.
• Develop and standardize FEA best practices, templates, modeling guidelines, automation tools, and analysis processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Mentor junior analysts, provide technical guidance, review their work, and develop organizational FEA capability.
• Communicate complex analytical results, risks, assumptions, and recommendations clearly to customers and engineering leadership.

Skills

FEA analysis

Mechanical design

Leadership

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

Tools

ANSYS Classic/Workbench

GD&T interpretation

Job description

Quest Defense seeks an experienced FEA Mechanical Analysis Engineer to join our aerospace engineering team in Cincinnati, OH. You will lead high-fidelity analyses for gas-turbine and turbo-machinery components, using ANSYS APDL/Workbench and provide technical oversight.

You will develop analysis plans, verify models, mentor junior analysts, and communicate results to leadership. Applicants must be US Citizens/US Persons and be onsite; strong communication and project-management skills are