Structural Engineer, Senior

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Toney
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security.

To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID-19 Community Level at the specific work location.
Description:Sikorsky - Engineering the future of vertical lift.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Structural Analyst to join the Dynamic Systems Structures Group. Dynamic Systems Structures is responsible for the structural integrity of rotor systems, blades and transmissions systems. The ideal candidate will work on all stages of the product life cycle from initial design to production and field support performing conceptual, preliminary, and detailed structural analysis.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a talented team responsible for the next generation of vertical lift aircraft.

Responsibilities for this position include:

--- Perform conceptual, preliminary, and detailed structural analysis of blades, rotors, and transmissions components.
--- Use classical analysis and finite element software to help design efficient structures
--- Calculate static Margin of Safety and conduct fatigue analysis to determine component retirement time of metallic and composite structures.
--- Conduct modal and buckling analysis of components
--- Perform crack propagation analysis
--- Conduct thermal analysis
--- Interact with Design Engineers, Material and Process Engineers, Suppliers, and Test Engineers to drive design to closure
--- Create structural analysis reports in support of drawing release and certification efforts.

To promote the sharing of ideas, we at Lockheed Martin champion an inclusive work environment that supports differences and big-picture thinking.

You have opportunities to play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
--- Medical
--- Dental
--- 401k
--- Paid time off
--- Work/life balance
--- Career development
--- Mentorship opportunities
--- Rewards & recognition
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree from an accredited college in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar technical discipline with 5 years of professional experience; or 3 years of experience required with a related Masters degree; or no experience required with a related PhD.
Desired Skills:
--- Capable of managing complex tasks and drive them to successful outcomes
--- Strong verbal communication and technical writing skills.
--- Demonstrated leadership in academics, employment or extracurricular activities.
--- Experience with finite element analysis, preferably ANSYS
--- Familiar with CATIA V5/V6, 3DX
--- Ability to create Macros, VB, C++, or other programs to streamline complex engineering tasks.
--- Ability to conduct structural analysis from a first principles perspective using free body diagram, and classical closed from equations
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
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Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Experienced Professional

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