Senior Mechanical Engineer, Aerospace (Contract-to-Hire)

Aleron; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a Mechanical Engineer IV for a contract-to-hire role in Leander, TX. You will contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of moving mechanical assemblies and interfaces, operating within a highly skilled team to drive program success.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years of FEA/structural analysis experience and proficiency in Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, and Siemens NX. Master’s degree is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8+ years of industry experience with FEA/FEM tools (Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP).
• Experience designing and analyzing composite and metallic structures.

Responsibilities

• Participate in hardware lifecycle for moving mechanical assemblies.
• Develop and scrub requirements.
• Support configuration development and trade studies.
• Conceptual design/analysis.
• First-order strength and sizing calculations.
• Generate CAD drawings and documentation.
• Production implementation and test definitions.
• Demonstrate compliance with NASA/Space Force standards.
• Collaborate to improve processes.

Skills

FEA/FEM expertise

Structural analysis

Cross-functional

First principles

Programming/scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Nastran

ANSYS

FEMAP

Siemens NX

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking a Mechanical Engineer IV for a contract-to-hire role in Leander, TX. You will contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of moving mechanical assemblies and interfaces, operating within a highly skilled team to drive program success.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years of FEA/structural analysis experience and proficiency in Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, and Siemens NX. Master’s degree is a plus.