Senior Thermal & Stress Analysis Lead

Leidos LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks a Lead Thermal/Stress Analyst to design and analyze next-gen defense systems. You will perform stress and thermal analysis on structural, electronic, and mechanical components, using FEMAP, NASTRAN, and CFD tools to verify requirements.

You will collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure performance, manufacturability, and schedule targets are met, supporting test activities and complex programs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
• 4+ years of relevant industry experience with a bachelor's degree, or 2+ years with a master's degree.
• Direct experience performing stress and thermal analysis in the aerospace or defense industry.
• Demonstrated experience with commercial finite element analysis tools such as FEMAP/NX NASTRAN, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar software is essential.
• Proven working knowledge of commercial thermal analysis and CFD tools like STAR-CCM+, Thermal Desktop/SindaFluint, ANSYS, or SolidWorks FlowSimulation.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to thrive in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
• U.S. Citizenship is required and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Final Secret Clearance.
• Residency in the Huntsville, AL area or willingness to relocate to Huntsville, AL is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform stress and thermal analysis on structural, electronic, and mechanical systems while supporting critical test activities.
• Conduct analytical and FEM analyses, generate models, and correlate test results for accuracy and reliability.
• Perform steady-state and transient thermal analyses using industry-standard programs and develop thermal/flow models.
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure designs meet performance, manufacturability, and schedule requirements.

Skills

Stress analysis

Thermal analysis

Finite element analysis

FEMAP/NX NASTRAN

PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN

ANSYS

Abaqus

STAR-CCM+

SolidWorks FlowSimulation

Thermal-structural coupling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent (ABET-accredited)

Tools

FEMAP

NX NASTRAN

PATRAN

MSC NASTRAN

ANSYS

Abaqus

STAR-CCM+

Thermal Desktop/SindaFluent

SolidWorks FlowSimulation

Job description

Leidos Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks a Lead Thermal/Stress Analyst to design and analyze next-gen defense systems. You will perform stress and thermal analysis on structural, electronic, and mechanical components, using FEMAP, NASTRAN, and CFD tools to verify requirements.

You will collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure performance, manufacturability, and schedule targets are met, supporting test activities and complex programs in a fast-paced environment.