Senior Materials Design Engineer

1 week ago

Evanston, Illinois, United States QuesTekInnovationsLLC Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Materials Design Engineer to join our Research and Development Group at QuesTek Innovations LLC. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for performing work on government and industry R&D projects to solve materials challenges and develop modeling and software tools from initial concept through prototyping and scaling to production.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop finite element subroutines or kernels for re-usable simulations that can be wrapped into a python software package.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables.
  • Effective management of complex multi-faceted projects.
  • Proposal development and writing to capture external R&D funds.
  • Mentorship of junior engineering staff.
  • Interact directly with industry and government clients.
  • Present and technical conferences.
  • Develop prototype level python-based scientific software to integrate open-sourced and commercial numerical simulation (e.g., FEM) tools with QuesTek's core software.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or a related field.
  • Experience with crystal plasticity finite element method (CPFEM).
  • Advanced proficiency with numerical simulation tools, especially finite element method.
  • Experience working in a research environment.
  • Understanding of fundamental thermodynamics, kinetics, and mechanics of materials.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills.
Bonus Skills
  • Graduate level degree in Materials Science and Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • Proficient in object-oriented python coding.
  • Experience with at least other ICME approaches (e.g., mechanistic structure-property modeling, Phase Field, CALPHAD, Atomistics, Molecular statics/dynamics, DFT, etc.)
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
  • Proficiency with C++, Fortran, and other coding languages.
  • Experience with commercial FEM/CFD software tools: ANSYS, ABAQUS.
  • Experience with open-source FEM software tools: MOOSE, PRISMS.
  • Experience with thermophysical process simulations.
  • Experience with metal additive manufacturing techniques.
  • Experience with topological optimization tools.

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