Principal Mechanical Engineer - Structural Analyst

Are you a Principal Mechanical Engineer - Structural Analyst looking to join one of the top companies in the Defense and Space Manufacturing industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in structural analysis and design?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in Cypress, CA. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• In this role, you will be a key contributor to developing spaceborne EO/IR payloads, focal plane arrays, and other sensor technologies.
• Conduct structural analyses of opto-mechanical, electro-mechanical, and microelectronics systems operating in harsh environments using FEA, spreadsheets, and hand calculations.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional engineering team to support design trades, failure analyses, and design reviews.
• Take ownership of structural requirements and ensure they are met throughout the design, integration, and testing phases.
• Present study results to internal and external stakeholders through detailed written reports and formal presentations.
• Derive load cases and decompose system-level requirements into subsystem and component-level requirements.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $54.00 - $85.00/hr.

Hours: 9x80 1^st shift.

Length: Contract (6 months - 3 years).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in structural analysis and design.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in structural FEA using Ansys, NASTRAN, Abaqus, or similar tools.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience using Ansys Workbench.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in various FEA problems, including non-linear static, modal, random vibration, shock, and fatigue analyses.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with shock, vibration, and thermal testing, with the ability to correlate test results with FEA.

• Master's Degree.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in the design and analysis of space hardware and cryogenic systems.
• Proven ability to generate FEA results for STOP analyses of optical systems.
• Experience utilizing high-performance computing to run large FEA models.
• Proficiency in using solid modeling tools such as Creo or SolidWorks.
• Ability to write functions in Ansys APDL and create MATLAB or Python scripts for processing FEA data.
• Highly motivated.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.