Structural Dynamics Engineer - Reentry Vehicle Analysis

Lockheed Martin; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible work arrangements

4x10 work schedule

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an experienced structural analyst to support reentry vehicle analyses and multi-disciplinary design activities. You will build and maintain FEM/FEA models, evaluate nonlinear dynamics, and communicate results to engineering teams and customer representatives.

The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance, with preference for candidates holding a Master’s degree.

Qualifications

• Understanding of structural analysis through education or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Structural Finite Element Modeling/Analysis (FEM/FEA).
• Experience performing analysis efforts in support of conceptual, preliminary, and/or detailed design activity.
• Active or Current Secret clearance; US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analyses for reentry vehicles (including non-linear/dynamic).
• Produce and maintain models from both in-house and commercially available software codes, that simulate hostile encounter events, penetration mechanics, and impact physics.
• Prepare test plans, post-process test data, and compile test reports. Contribute as part of our product development team, where effective communication is critical.
• Provide review, interpretation, flow down, and implementation of program requirements.
• Provide user documentation and recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer, present analysis data to engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical interchange meetings and design reviews
• Have the ability to work on a multi-disciplined team performing structural design trades, preliminary and detailed design/analysis activity and performance and maintenance assessments of operational systems.

Skills

Structural analysis

FEM/FEA

US Citizenship

Security clearance

Customer interfacing

Education

Master's degree preferred

Tools

LS-Dyna

Abaqus

NASTRAN

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an experienced structural analyst to support reentry vehicle analyses and multi-disciplinary design activities. You will build and maintain FEM/FEA models, evaluate nonlinear dynamics, and communicate results to engineering teams and customer representatives.

The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance, with preference for candidates holding a Master’s degree.