Senior Structural & Dynamics Engineer

PowerToFly; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 136,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to determine structural performance of components and systems, negotiate with Design and Validation teams, and provide design recommendations to meet user requirements.

The role requires a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with several years of experience in applied mechanics and modeling, utilizing tools like ANSYS, Matlab, Python, and GT‑Suite.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 3 years of applied experience; or a Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience.
• Experience with Matlab, Python, APDL ANSYS, FORTRAN, Excel and HPC environments.
• Proficiency with FEA, CFD, GD&T, fatigue and durability principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide structural performance parameters (motion, load, natural frequencies, stress, life, margins).
• Make technical structural design decisions affecting geometry and materials.
• Coordinate with Design, Thermal Sciences, Materials and Product Validation.
• Model and simulate systems using FEA/CFD and optimization tools.

Skills

Structural analysis

FEM

Numerical modeling

Fatigue & durability

Vibration & acoustics

Design optimization

Systems modeling

Education

Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

APDL ANSYS

FORTRAN

Excel

Windows/Linux

ANSYS

FE-Safe

GT-Suite

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Job description

Cummins Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to determine structural performance of components and systems, negotiate with Design and Validation teams, and provide design recommendations to meet user requirements.

The role requires a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with several years of experience in applied mechanics and modeling, utilizing tools like ANSYS, Matlab, Python, and GT‑Suite.