Mechanical Engineer II - Structural Analysis
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p>We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.</p> <p>As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.</p> <p>When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.</p></div><p> </p> <p>As Mechanical Engineer II - Structural Analysis you will be responsible for;</p> <p></p> <ul> <li>Analyze mechanical and electromechanical components and assemblies using finite element analysis (FEA) for static structural, and dynamic loads with minimal guidance.</li> <li>Familiar with both solid and shell meshing analysis approaches.</li> <li>Collect, develop, and analyze design inputs.</li> <li>Generate hand calculations to support design decisions.</li> <li>May work under a senior engineer on larger projects.</li> <li>Apply experience, critical thinking, and expertise leading or participating in design reviews.</li> <li>Estimate scope and duration of proposed analysis projects.</li> <li>Provide inputs to project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and tracking.</li> <li>Communicate with vendors, team, and PM for the advancement of projects.</li> <li>Assist in the sales process for quoting and estimating future design and analysis projects.</li> <li>Identify design and product risks and mitigations.</li> <li>Adhere to ALTEN Technology’s Quality System processes.</li> <li>Compile and present complete engineering design and analysis documentation so product designs can be produced while meeting the proper regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Communicate and coordinate with other disciplines including Mechanical Design Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Software Engineering.</li> <li>Willingness to work on projects across a wide range of industries (defense, space, aviation, robotics, medical)</li> <li>Willing to act as embedded support for a customer for short durations (i.e., acting as an extension of the customer team). When it occurs, this work can typically be done remotely.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p><strong>Qualifications;</strong></p> <p></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in engineering from an accredited college or university plus 4+ years of engineering analysis and product development experience or Master’s Degree (M.S.) in engineering from an accredited college or university plus 2+ year of engineering analysis and product development experience</li> <li>Strong knowledge of FEA, specifically using Femap with NX Nastran for structural, and dynamic analysis of mechanical components.</li> <li>Knowledge of CAD packages (preferably SolidWorks) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).</li> <li>Experience with drone equipment or analysis of composite structures.</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present and report technical findings.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using engineering principles without supervision.</li> <