Lead, Structural Engineering
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Huntsville • Alabama • United States
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About the role
- Perform structural analysis to verify product designs meet structural performance requirements.
- Support structural modeling and analysis efforts for solid rocket motor (SRM) components.
- Collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary teams and interface with customers.
- Drive analysis tasks for SRM components including metallic and composite motor cases, nozzles, insulation, and propellant grains.
- Build and execute finite element models using ANSYS, ABAQUS, or comparable tools.
- Determine margins of safety against yield, ultimate failure, buckling, HCF, LCF, and fracture using established industry standard practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior structural analysis experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior structural analysis experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior structural analysis experience.
- Proven experience in linear, nonlinear, and dynamic structural analysis supporting design and qualification of solid rocket motors.
- Proficiency with FEA tools such as ANSYS Mechanical; experience with ANSYS MAPDL or Python scripting is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with structural assessment and design of filament-wound composite pressure vessels is a strong asset.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
structural analysisfinite element analysislinear structural analysisnonlinear structural analysisdynamic structural analysisstructural modelingmargins of safetyfailure analysisbuckling analysisfracture analysis
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationcross-disciplinary teamwork