Senior Structural Analysis Engineer

KBR Careers; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 138,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Structural Stress Analysis Engineer to join the Structural Engineering and Analysis team supporting NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Programs. The role involves structural analysis, testing support, and interdisciplinary collaboration on space instruments and ground support equipment.

Responsibilities include developing hardware, running FEA using NASTRAN/FEMAP or PATRAN, generating reports, and ensuring compliance with NASA GSFC requirements.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Structural, Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Minimum 10 years of structural analysis experience
• Experience with FEA software (NASTRAN/FEMAP or PATRAN) and programming in Excel, MATLAB or Python

Responsibilities

• Support hardware development from concept to launch within a design team
• Perform structural analyses to meet stiffness, strength, STOP, and other requirements
• Create FEMs for normal modes, static and dynamic analyses
• Support static and dynamic structural tests and prepare analysis reports
• Ensure compliance with NASA/GSFC requirements

Skills

FEA experience

Excel

MATLAB

Python

Structural analysis

NASTRAN

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Structural/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

FEMAP

PATRAN

Job description

Senior Structural Analysis Engineer

BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.

Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely.

Position Summary

KBR is looking for a Senior Structural Stress Analysis Engineer to join the Structural Engineering and Analysis team supporting NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Programs. This position would provide structural engineering, analysis, and test support for a wide range of cutting edge and exciting aerospace projects including space telescopes, earth science satellites, Mars, Moon and asteroid science missions, robotic servicing missions, and associated mechanical ground support equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support development of fight hardware as part of a design team from preliminary through detailed design, drawing release, manufacturing, integration, testing, transportation, and launch.
• Perform structural analyses using classical mechanics calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to meet stiffness, strength, Structural Thermal Optical Performance (STOP), and other applicable structural requirements
• Generate Finite Element Models for normal modes, linear static and dynamic analyses to predict and improve structural response and stability as required
• Perform analysis for and support static and dynamic structural tests
• Prepare analysis reports, test documents
• Keep up with and adhere to NASA and GSFC specific requirements, guidelines and procedures

Minimum Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical, Structural, Aerospace Engineering or related technical field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in structural analysis
• Structural and mechanical design, load/stress analysis, and experience in FEA
• Working knowledge of NASTRAN FEA Software and FEMAP (preferred) or PATRAN as FEA pre- and post-processor
• Experience performing engineering analyses and programming in Excel, MATLAB, Python or similar software
• On-site support is preferred but remote work may be possible if approved by the customer
• US Citizenship

Areas Of Desired Experience & Skills

• Integrated Modeling (IM) and Structural Thermal Optical Performance (STOP) analysis including MATLAB and Python programming for custom code generation and maintenance to recover flight system optical performance metrics from mechanical distortions for both steady state and transient cases, including, but not limited to, wavefront error (both RMS and Zernike polynomial breakdown), pupil shear and clocking, and angle of incidence
• Analysis of aerospace structural systems, materials, load paths under environments including quasi-static inertial, mechanical, vibro-acoustic, thermal, pressure, and shock
• Expertise in analysis of composite material structures in addition to metals, sandwich construction, plastics, mechanically fastened interfaces, bonded joints and welds
• Analysis and design of space flight hardware including spacecraft bus and instruments structures, deployables, mechanisms, components such as kinematic mounts, electronic boxes and boards, thermal control systems, optical benches as well as mechanical ground support equipment and test fixtures
• Documentation of structural analysis activities to generate reports, technical memos and presentation packages
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable interacting with a wide variety of people at various levels.

Basic Compensation

Jobs on this contract range from $137,700 - $206,600.00. Pay range is specific to the Greenbelt, MD area. The offered rate will be based on the position, contract affordability, the selected candidate’s working location, knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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