Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on wind turbines, gas turbines, steam turbines, aero engines, and turbo machinery components using various ANSYS tools and related software.
Own the structural and thermal simulation work that drives design decisions on the Linear Generator platform.
Responsibilities
Own the simulation workstream within significant mechanical projects, from defining the analysis questions, load cases, and acceptance criteria through results, recommendations, and design sign-off
Build, run, and maintain static structural, thermal, modal, and buckling models in Ansys Workbench, from single parts to large assemblies with bolted joints and contact interfaces, and assess fatigue, joint slip and separation, and bolt integrity
Drive closed loop, simulation driven design iterations with design owners, using parametric studies, sensitivity analysis, and optimization to reach designs that are more reliable and cost effective while meeting all requirements
Benchmark and calibrate models against analytical calculations and unit or component test data, sanity check results with deformed shapes and reaction load balance, and document assumptions, boundary conditions, mesh convergence, and the confidence limits of each result
Partner with test engineers to define instrumentation and test plans that produce the data needed to validate models, and feed test, production, and field results back into model fidelity
Requirements
BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a similar engineering field
Nice to have: MS or PhD in computational mechanics, fatigue and fracture, or thermal-structural analysis
Nice to have: durability methods for welded and high temperature components
