Senior Naval Structural Engineer & Team Leader

Tridentis; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Tridentis is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer to provide technical leadership for our naval structural engineering group supporting the U.S. Navy, MSC and USCG. You will lead a growing team, guide analyses, modeling and testing while acting as the senior technical authority for naval structures.

You will develop and oversee structural analyses, mentor engineers, and collaborate with NAVSEA and industry partners to deliver high-quality engineering deliverables. Travel ≈10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university.
• Significant naval structural engineering experience, including evaluation and analysis of ship/submarine structures.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers and providing technical direction.
• Ability to perform and oversee structural analyses, including closed-form calculations, numerical analysis, drawing reviews and failure assessments.
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Experience with linear and nonlinear analysis of beams, shells, and solid components.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to interface with Navy customers, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Must possess at least a SECRET security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day guidance to a small team of structural engineers with growth potential.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, providing technical direction and support.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for naval structural engineering activities and deliverables.
• Perform and oversee structural analyses and evaluations of naval structures and components.
• Develop and perform structural analyses using closed-form calculations, numerical methods, and FEA.
• Conduct structural evaluations, drawings reviews, and investigations of performance and integrity.
• Develop, review and document engineering calculations, analyses, models and reports.
• Evaluate components and investigate alternative configurations to support design recommendations.
• Apply engineering principles to structural problems and develop solutions for naval applications.
• Support validation of analytical and numerical models used to assess performance.
• Support experimental investigations and testing, including interpretation of results.
• Conduct studies involving structures, materials, dynamics and naval design.

Skills

Naval structural engineering

Team leadership

FEA

Structural analysis

Engineering communication

Security clearance

NAVSEA interfacing

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

FEMAP

Job description

Tridentis is seeking a Lead Structural Engineer to provide technical leadership for our naval structural engineering group supporting the U.S. Navy, MSC and USCG. You will lead a growing team, guide analyses, modeling and testing while acting as the senior technical authority for naval structures.

You will develop and oversee structural analyses, mentor engineers, and collaborate with NAVSEA and industry partners to deliver high-quality engineering deliverables. Travel ≈10% is expected.