Stress Analysis Senior Engineer

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* Description:

** The Stress Analysis Engineer will own moderate‑to‑complex structural‑analysis work‑packages, mentor junior analysts, and provide technical leadership for propulsion subsystem stress analyses   The role bridges detailed finite‑element modeling with design‑review participation, ensuring that stress analysis meets program performance, reliability, and safety requirements

Advanced Stress Analysis

- Lead static, dynamic, and fatigue analyses using linear and non linear solutions in Siemens NX

- Develop and validate high‑fidelity FEM models  meshing strategy, material definition, boundary conditions  

- Perform load‑case generation and factor‑of‑safety assessment for critical structures

Design Integration & Trade Studies

- Translate system‑level requirements into detailed stress‑analysis specifications

- Provide design‑size recommendations, reinforcement concepts, and material substitutions to meet weight‑strength targets

- Participate in multidisciplinary trade studies  structure‑thermal, structure‑propulsion, etc   

Verification & Validation

- Define test‑article requirements, instrumentation layout, and test procedures for ground‑test and flight‑test campaigns

- Correlate test data with analytical predictions, update models, and document discrepancies

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

- Own one or more analysis work‑packages from concept through release

- Review and provide constructive feedback on models, reports, and deliverables

Documentation & Reporting

- Produce clear, concise analysis reports, design briefs, and risk‑mitigation packages

- Maintain configuration‑controlled analysis files

- Present findings at design reviews  DDRs, CDRs, PDRs  

Continuous Improvement

- Evaluate emerging analysis methods, software updates, and industry best practices

- Contribute to internal technical standards, templates, and lessons‑learned databases

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* Experience in Advanced Stress Analysis

Lead static, dynamic, and fatigue analyses using linear and non linear solutions in Siemens NX or equivalent

Experience participating in multidisciplinary design reviews

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Master's degree in a structural‑analysis‑focused discipline

- Experience with composite‑material modeling and laminate theory

- Exposure to aerospace programs such as aircraft, UAV, missile, or space platforms

- Knowledge of model‑based systems engineering  MBSE  tools  SysML, Cameo

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration

** Clearance Level:
** Top Secret

** Other Important Information You Should Know*
* ** Expression of Interest:
** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match   Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings

** Ability to Work Remotely:
** Onsite Full time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility

** Work Schedules:
** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees   Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed   These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits

** Schedule for this Position:
** 9x80 every other Friday off

** Pay Rate:
** The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York  excluding most major metropolitan areas , Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $85,500    $150,765  For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location  Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only  Lockheed Martin considers factors such as  but not limited to  scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and…