Senior Mechanical Analyst — Thermal & Structural (Onsite)

Raytheon; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Raytheon in Goleta, CA is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Analyst. The role focuses on thermal stress analyses as well as dynamic and static structural and transient thermal analysis, applying classical and advanced methods to complex components and assemblies.

You will support programs through proposal, design, PDR/CDR, build, test, delivery, and occasional failure analysis; travel to government and other facilities may be required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in structural and/or thermal analysis.
• Structural testing: planning, organization, execution, data reduction and correlation.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of tasks involving hardware designs for static and dynamic strength, stiffness, fatigue and fracture mechanics as well as linear and non-linear thermoelastic behavior.
• Support analysis through all phases of the program life-cycle, from proposal, to conceptual design/requirements derivation, to PDR/CDR, and build/test/delivery and occasional failure analysis or anomaly resolution.
• Develop and understanding of structural requirements for infrared and visible imaging sub-systems and related electronics.
• Products being developed primarily serve terrestrial or airborne Tactical DoD customer programs or spaceflight instruments.
• Perform hand calculations based on fundamental equations.
• Ability to travel to government and other facilities in support of program activities.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

FEA software

Education

STEM degree

Tools

NASTRAN

Patran

ANSYS

Job description

Raytheon in Goleta, CA is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Analyst. The role focuses on thermal stress analyses as well as dynamic and static structural and transient thermal analysis, applying classical and advanced methods to complex components and assemblies.

You will support programs through proposal, design, PDR/CDR, build, test, delivery, and occasional failure analysis; travel to government and other facilities may be required.