Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer

About the Role

Join a team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory that develops mechanical and electromechanical systems. You will work with passionate engineers and scientists to design, analyze, and test systems across APL's Mission Areas, delivering robust mechanical solutions. The team values leadership, communication, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Build models and perform analysis of a broad range of static and dynamic events, including blast, impact, penetration, structural strength, fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interaction, and material model calibration.
• Select and leverage advanced software tools such as Abaqus, ABSTRAO, ALE3D, Cheetah, Ansys, CTH, COMSOL, Fluent, IMPETUS, LS-DYNA, NASTRAN, and Thermal Desktop.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, fabricators, and scientists.
• Generate files and documentation for fabrication of designs.
• Present results to team members.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Passion for developing physics-based simulations and applying data analysis to solve problems.
• Ability to obtain an interim Secret security clearance prior to reporting and ultimately acquire a full Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing dual degrees and/or have internship experience in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical, or Computer Engineering or related fields.
• CAD experience in SolidWorks or Creo Parametric.
• Experience performing large-scale simulations on high performance computing systems.
• Experience using LS-DYNA, ABAQUS, or equivalent advanced finite element analysis software packages.