Structural Engineer III

Varstaff Staffing; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Varstaff Staffing seeks a Structural Engineer III in Englewood, CO to design, evaluate, and certify advanced products across mission payloads, ground vehicles, and test platforms. You will examine steel, aluminum, and composite structures, perform static and dynamic analyses, and integrate designs into complex systems.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, substantiation reporting, and hands-on testing across development cycles in a defense/automotive relevant context.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of structural analysis and design principles.
• Experience with static and dynamic analyses using FEMAP, MSC Patran and Nastran.
• Experience analyzing steel and aluminum structures, bolted joints, and welds.
• Ability to author substantiation reports and work in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural analysis and development of products through the lifecycle.
• Review designs and integrate structural components into overall systems.
• Oversee development and execution of structural tests.

Skills

Static Analysis

Dynamic Analysis

Multidisciplinary design

Validation & verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

6+ years of relevant experience

Tools

FEMAP

MSC Patran

Nastran

LS-DYNA3D

Job description

Varstaff is searching for a Structural Engineer III for Englewood, Colorado.

As a Structural Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design, evaluate, and certify our cutting edge products and services. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems to highly integrated ground vehicles and test platforms. You'll examine complex metallic (steel and aluminum) structures, including both welded and bolted connections, and sometimes composite and AM (Additive Manufacturing) structures and systems.

Your technical duties involve the structural analysis and development of new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle from leading the analysis of structural components, reviewing the design, collaborating with cross-functional teams, integrating structural designs into overall systems, to overseeing the development and execution of structural tests.

Requirements: walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps. Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity. Rarely lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs.

Working Conditions: Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.) Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials. Rarely exposed to loud noises.

Must-haves: Advanced understanding of structural analysis and design principles and practices. Experience with static and dynamic analyses using industry standard hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools such as FEMAP, MSC Patran and Nastran. Experience analyzing steel and aluminum structure, bolted joints, and welds. Experience analyzing components exposed to vehicle shock and vibration. Ability to author substantiation reports. Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams. Exposure to requirements and loads development.

Preferred: Background in the Defense, Automotive, Maritime, or Heavy Equipment Industry. Familiarity with AWS, AISC, ASTM, ABS, and DoD design guidelines and regulations. Knowledge of industry-standard mechanical design principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, material hardware selection, manufacturing and production processes. Experience analyzing structure in harsh dynamic and thermal environments. Experience analyzing components exposed to rocket plume loads. Experience in Engineering Simulation using Finite Element analysis (FEA) tool FEMAP. Experience with vehicle dynamics (handling, suspension, structural loads).

Education: Must-haves: Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience, Understanding of engineering principles and practices

Languages: English Read Write Speak Skills and Experience

Required

• STATIC ANALYSIS
• COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING TOOLS
• MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
• DYNAMIC ANALYSIS

Additional

• AUTHORING SUBSTANTIATION REPORTS
• Vibration Analysis
• AEROSPACE INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
• DEFENSE INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE
• FINITE ELEMENT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
• ENGINEERING SIMULATION
• NASTRAN
• FEMAP
• CLASSICAL ANALYSIS
• HAND CALCULATION METHODS
• MECHANICAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES
• Weld Analysis
• LS-DYNA3D
• MATERIAL HARDWARE SELECTION
• MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
• PRODUCTION PROCESSES

Languages: English( Speak, Read, Write )