Biomechanical Research Scientist / Engineer - BlueHalo

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Biomechanical Research Scientist/Engineer

BlueHalo is currently seeking a Biomechanical Research Scientist (or Engineer, depending on experience and education) with a proven research background in biomechanical engineering, finite element modeling, & machine learning. In addition, you should have experience applying these methods for biomedical modeling applications such as exposure to blasts, lasers, and other environmental risks.

• You will be part of a team of engineers and scientists developing biomedical solutions
• Develop algorithms and models for understanding the biomechanical effects of environmental exposures
• Being responsible for the requirements generation, analysis, decomposition, and review with customers
• Analyze user's requirements, concept of operations documents to develop system/subsystem requirements specifications
• Be ready to learn and evaluate new technologies and work in new areas that require finite element analysis
• Work with external APIs and data sources
• Test code for reliability, corner cases, and usability

• A master’s or PhD degree in Engineering or Physics
• If a MS degree, then you must also have a minimum of 5 years of work experience
• Expertise with ANSYS, LS-DYNA, CFX, FLUENT
• Expertise with mechanical engineering structural modeling or fluid mechanics modeling
• Research and development of new analytical methodologies to understand effects of military-related exposures
• Strong programming background with Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or similar languages
• Strong background in machine learning and statistical modeling
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to adapt to change based on project needs
• Excellent communication skills

You could also have this

• Modeling and simulation expertise with weapon systems and engineering analysis tools
• Experience with military system
• Experience with DOD engineering research
• Understanding of basic physiology concepts / aerospace physiology
• An active Secret or Top-Secret DoD security clearance

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