Stress Analysis Engineer, Maritime Structures
Core
Lead stress analysis, materials characterization, and design allowables development for mission-critical maritime and subsea hardware, bridging classical stress analysis, finite element modeling, and metallurgy.
Role type
Senior IC Stress Analysis Engineer (Maritime Structures)
Builds
Advanced pressure-boundary enclosures, launch systems, and high-consequence maritime structures
Domain
Defense / Maritime Engineering / Structural Mechanics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Classical hand calculations (Roark, Bruhn), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), statistical design allowables (A/B-basis), fatigue and fracture mechanics, heavy metallic fabrication processes, test campaign execution
Preferred skills
Maritime/subsea structural design (NAVSEA, ASME, ABS), damage-tolerance software (NASGRO), external lab coordination, CAD scripting (Python, MATLAB)
Technologies
Abaqus, ANSYS, Nastran/Patran, HyperMesh, NASGRO, NX, Creo, SolidWorks
Responsibilities
Perform classical hand calculations and advanced FEA on complex maritime pressure boundaries; Define and maintain statistical structural design allowables for metallic and composite materials; Act as primary analysis interface to Materials & Processes and Manufacturing Engineering; Account for manufacturing-induced effects in structural assessments; Drive structural test programs from coupon-level to full-scale qualification
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC