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Composites Application Engineer
Firehole Composites provides innovative software and analysis services for companies looking to excel with composite materials. Firehole offers a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment working for customers on some of the world's most advanced structures – such as spacecraft, airplanes, Formula One cars and racing yachts. As a small business, Firehole prizes its brilliant, driven team of engineers and enjoys a flat organizational structure that puts every team member in the thick of the action. This is a unique opportunity to work with industry leaders and see projects evolve from conception through customer deployment at a company where you will be surrounded by co-workers that consistently exceed your expectations.
Members of our product development team have a unique, hybrid mix of mechanical analysis and software development capabilities. Collaborating with some of the brightest experts in the composites field, Firehole has used this skillset to produce cutting-edge analysis applications for our customers.
Firehole Composites is seeking a Composites Application Engineer who has a desire to work in our highly collaborative and fast-paced environment. As part of our highly skilled team, you will work with other outstanding engineers in designing Firehole's next generation, advanced mechanical engineering simulation tools for composite materials.
Responsibilities
- Developing, enhancing, documenting, and maintaining software components that are part of algorithmically intense, mathematically complex software applications using C, C++ and Fortran.
- Contributing as part of a team to develop new methods of simulation and modeling for composite material and structures.
- Transforming design requirements from research engineers and customers into commercial software applications.
- Designing and developing web-based, object-oriented software modules utilizing the C# programming language.
- Developing graphical user interfaces utilizing scripting languages such as Python and Java.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated history of utilizing engineering numerical methods and techniques to develop mathematically complex software applications.
- Experience working in a software development environment.
- Understanding and experience with composites materials including analysis experience with commercial FEA codes (ABAQUS, ANSYS or Nastran preferred).
- Experience in the aerospace, automotive or wind energy industries is highly desired.
- Must be capable of working with others in a technical environment, have a strong work ethic and a willingness to solve difficult engineering challenges.
- Better-than-average Foosball skills are desired, but not required.
- Applicants are required to be U. S. Citizens or permanent residents.
Education / Experience
Zero-3 years of relevant experience get you in the door. Recent Graduates (especially MS graduates) with relevant coursework/research and a track record of success are encouraged to apply.
"Overall, I've been surprised at the robustness and ease-of-use of the Helius:MCT software from Firehole Composites. It's been a valuable tool in my work, as an efficient method of conducting a progressive failure analysis with good results. As a first-time user the documentation available was more than adequate. When that wasn't enough the support you receive from Firehole personnel is first class. I hope to continue to work with Firehole and Helius:MCT in the future."
- Thomas McQuigg, National Institute for Aerospace
About Firehole Composites
Firehole is located in Laramie, Wyoming -- 130 miles north of Denver. The area offers an outstanding quality of life with a low cost of living, over 300 days of sunshine per year, clean air, laid-back lifestyle, Division 1 college athletics, warm and friendly people and hundreds of recreational opportunities including biking, hiking, climbing, fishing, skiing and more. Wyoming also has no personal or state income tax. Firehole offers competitive pay packages plus comprehensive benefits such as a flexible work schedules, medical and dental insurance, and an optional SIMPLE IRA retirement matching program.
Firehole Composites is an equal opportunity employer. EOE/M/F/D/V
Apply by email: jobs@firehole.com