Senior FEA & Structural Analysis Engineer

Collins Aerospace; Wilson (NC); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) plan

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a seasoned Senior Structural Analysis Engineer to lead FEA and structural analysis for fire protection systems. You will predict performance, guide design decisions, and ensure regulatory compliance through simulations and hand calculations.

The role requires strong experience with FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, NX Nastran), solid mechanics knowledge, and excellent communication. Hybrid onsite in US, with collaboration across design, test and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Proficiency with commercial FEA software (ANSYS Workbench preferred; Abaqus/NX Nastran acceptable).
• Solid understanding of structural mechanics and engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, guide, and perform structural analysis tasks including FEA and hand calculations.
• Perform linear and nonlinear FEA to evaluate stress, strain, deformation and failure modes.
• Conduct static, dynamic, thermal, fatigue, and vibration analyses as needed for projects.
• Collaborate with design, test, and manufacturing to optimize product performance and reduce test cycles.
• Provide clear engineering recommendations based on analysis results and present findings to stakeholders.
• Validate simulation outcomes with test data and refine models.
• Create and maintain analysis documentation and reports.
• Support development of analysis methodologies, standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers in structural mechanics and FEA practices.

Skills

Structural analysis

Communication

Technical writing

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

Abaqus

NX Nastran

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a seasoned Senior Structural Analysis Engineer to lead FEA and structural analysis for fire protection systems. You will predict performance, guide design decisions, and ensure regulatory compliance through simulations and hand calculations.

The role requires strong experience with FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, NX Nastran), solid mechanics knowledge, and excellent communication. Hybrid onsite in US, with collaboration across design, test and manufacturing teams.