Vibro-acoustic Analysis Engineer (ADV00053F)

Job Title

Vibro-acoustic Analysis Engineer (ADV00053F)

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

Johnson Space Center - Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)

Job Description

For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers' and the nation's toughest challenges. ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities. We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure. Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space.

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

Our ~2,000 employees work on the most critical missions in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force (USAF), NASA, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We provide support for Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling & Simulation, Agile Software Development, Systems Engineering, and more. Our teams' current projects range from engineering and logistics support for vital space hardware to platform and weapons modeling, simulation, and engineering.

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Your role:

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

What you'll do all day:

This position will support NASA's major human spaceflight programs supporting vehicle design and qualification. The selected candidate will:

• Perform modal, random vibration, vibroacoustic, and shock analysis
• Build and process structural dynamic models
• Be proficient in finite element, statistical energy, and boundary element modeling techniques
• Perform modal and vibroacoustic model correlation and environment reconstruction
• Support modal, vibroacoustic, random vibration, and shock testing
• Have experience with NASA qualification and acceptance vibration test requirements
• Prepare structural analysis reports and presentations
• Provide guidance for vibration test setup and test plans
• Perform other tasks assigned

You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

Minimum requirements for this position:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Familiarity with desktop software applications, MS Office is required
• Basic understanding of VA-One, Wave-6 or equivalent vibro-acoustic program
• MATLAB, C++, or Python programming experience
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited engineering school and three (3) years of direct engineering experience, or an MS degree from an accredited engineering school and two (2) years of direct engineering experience, or Ph.D. and one (1) year of direct engineering experience - OR -
• MS or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Working proficiency of VA-One or Wave-6 or equivalent Vibro-acoustic program
• NASTRAN or equivalent FEM software
• Previous spaceflight hardware experience, specifically with dynamic analysis and testing
• US Citizenship is required for all applicants

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Professional development allotment
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule

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