Description
We are looking for a Senior Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Analyst to join our Client's Engineering department. As a Sr. FEA Analyst, you will play a crucial role in conducting advanced engineering simulations to optimize product designs and ensure their structural integrity. This position is vital for our company as it directly impacts the quality and performance of our mechanical products, making it an integral part of our engineering team.
As a Sr. FEA Analyst, you will be involved in a variety of projects focused on analyzing and improving the structural mechanics of our customers' products. Your expertise in FEA will be instrumental in driving innovation, enhancing product efficiency, and meeting industry standards. This role offers a great opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and contribute to the success of our engineering initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design of new and innovative mechanical designs of machinery and components from “clean sheet” concepts to complete prototype test and launch.
- Integrate systems such as hydraulics, pneumatics, structural, engine packaging, or electrical using a systems design approach to achieve end goal functionality of machine
- Specify and define components and systems for mobile equipment. These could range from simple gears or brackets through entire powertrain assemblies, hydraulic systems design, up to whole machine design
- Assist our clients with rapidly finding solutions to focused areas of concern
- Lead and mentor junior engineers through the design and development of their projects
- Technical leadership of designers or drafters to achieve timelines and deliverables on projects
- Lead cross-functional design teams through the design and development of projects
Additional considerations:
- A working knowledge of multiple CAD systems is desirable.
- Experience in designing cranes or other large, high capacity structures
- Practical, hands-on experiences within manufacturing or allied industries
- Experience with design of powertrain and engine installation systems.
- Familiarity with designs of hydraulic or electrical systems
- System design approach of heavy equipment
Requirements:
- Must have a BSME with minimum 15 years of hands on mechanical systems design experience.
- Demonstrated design skills through past projects via assembly layouts, knowledge of weldments and heavy structural design, well documented hand calculations, finite element analysis, etc.
- Customer centric attitude and exhibits boundaryless behavior
- Demonstrated planning skills for design, analysis, build and testing of product and subsystems.
- In-depth fluency in one 3D CAD software system (Pro-E, Inventor, or Solidworks)
- Work with team members and support staff to develop innovative solutions to difficult problems.
- Finite Element Analysis experience is preferred, especially ANSYS modeling and analysis
- Build group commitments to goals.
- Excellent oral/written communication skills.
- Effective time management skills.
- Strong commitment to on time or earlier delivery on customer timelines.
- Ability to approach problems from multiple angles to understand and properly evaluate design trade offs.
- Ability to lead cross functional design reviews.
- Strong process development skills and committed to using and improving existing processes.
- Work from our main office in St. Paul, MN
- Must excel in documenting work through word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and Powerpoint presentations.