Senior Naval Structures Modeling Engineer

About This Role

Peraton is hiring a Senior Naval Structures Modeling Engineer to do the following:

• Support the US Navy's Structural Acoustics research team at NSWC Carderock Division.
• Candidate will work with Finite Element Modeling / Finite Element Analysis (FEM/FEA) tools to support ongoing research into the acoustics of US Navy platforms.
• Significant portion of responsibilities will involve FEM/FEA research, and generation and test of FEM model meshes of complex Naval structures using commercial FEM tools.
• Additional efforts will include running FEA tools, generating results, and assisting Government SMEs in analysis of the FEA results.

Candidate will work within a Government - Contractor team performing multiple projects concurrently. A successful candidate must be a self-starter able to communicate with multiple teams, set and adjust priorities and schedules, and deliver results per schedule.

What you will need:

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
• Demonstrated experience with Finite Element Modeling. Must have experience defining model meshes of complex structures.
• Demonstrated experience using commercial FEM/FEA tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, Abaqus.
• Experience with COMSOL
• DoD SECRET Clearance

Desired:

• Experience in FEM/FEA related research

This is an onsite position at Peraton's customer site: NSWCCD West Bethesda, MD.