Job Description

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Analyst to support our EO/IR/RF, precision pointing, and countermeasures-based products and related technologies. If selected you will be part of the Mechanical Analysis Capability Group, a cross-sector team of full-time analysts who apply their extensive knowledge and expertise to understand and predict a wide range of mechanical phenomena.
  
  Key Responsibilities:
   
• Provide technical leadership and high quality mechanical analysis to local (NH-based) programs, as well as other programs in the ES portfolio (remote support).
• Plan and execute analysis activities with program engineers and managers, and lead a small team, if required.
• Perform structural and thermal analyses using classical methods and finite element methods.
• Create and post-process Finite Element Models (FEM) ranging from sub-component level to the system level using Siemens Simcenter 3D/NX, NASTRAN, Ansys Mechanical, and Ansys Icepak.
• Collaborate with design engineers from various disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, and Systems) to optimize system designs across Electronic Systems’ full portfolio of products.
• Document and present analysis methods, results, and conclusions to internal and external customers.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and part-time analysts, and review program work products.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience
• Experience performing modal, random vibration, shock, and static analyses of structures
• Experience performing steady-state and transient heat transfer analyses
• Eligibility to obtain a DoD Security Clearance at the “Secret” level
• Clear communication – both oral and written – and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work effectively on a team either on-site or remotely.

Preferred Skills and Education

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience structural and thermal design of electronics
• Experience assessing solder joint survivability for low-cycle creep fatigue, high-cycle vibration fatigue, and shock
• Active Secret DoD Security Clearance within the last two years.
• Familiarity (even limited) with Structural, Thermal, Optical performance (STOP) modeling using Sigfit and Code V or ZEMAX.
• Experience (even limited) with composite materials, explicit dynamics, or computational fluid dynamics.

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience