Are there really career opportunities with a company that designs, analyzes, and tests amusement park rides, aircraft, launch vehicles, satellites, consumer electronics, sports equipment and more?

There are at ATA Engineering!

ATA Engineering is an employee-owned and growing engineering consulting firm headquartered in San Diego, with regional offices in Los Angeles, Denver, Albuquerque, and Northern Virginia. Our mission is to be the leading provider of solutions for analysis and test-driven design of mechanical, structural, electro-mechanical, and aerospace products.

To support our continued growth, we are looking for Mechanical, Structural, Aerospace Engineers, Engineering Co-ops/Interns, as well as Business Development and Administrative staff. We seek candidates with diverse talents and the highest standard of excellence—those who would be excited about delighting our customers and supporting our growth across a variety of disciplines.

Typical or current openings, described below, include: Dynamic Test Engineer, Analysis-Driven Design Engineer, Engineering Applications Software Development Engineer, Thermal Analysis Engineer, and Structural Analysis Engineer. (Actual openings may vary).

Note: Many of our contracts require access to government, defense, and classified information. We cannot consider your application unless you are a US citizen or possess a US permanent resident alien visa (green card).

For more information, please contact ATA Engineering here.

Manager, Human Resources
ATA Engineering, Inc.
11995 El Camino Real, #200
San Diego, CA 92130
Email: careers@ata-e.com
Fax: (858) 792-8932

Engineering analysis of fluid flow environments to determine unsteady pressure loads on structures and to determine sound power and directivity of radiated noise. Aero-acoustic analysis techniques may include scaling of wind tunnel or flight test data; application of test-based empirical models; or selective application of unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation codes. Typical applications include space launch vehicles, missiles, aircraft and other vehicles and consumer electronic systems.

The Engineer will be required to write proposals, technical reports and technical papers, as well as provide results to clients that satisfy quality, cost, timing and other project specifications. The Engineer will be required to give oral presentations to clients and at technical conferences. The successful candidate will have demonstrated competence in some or all of the following fields:

• Wind tunnel testing for unsteady surface pressure loads from flow fields
• Wind tunnel testing of radiated sound from flow fields
• Dimensional analysis and scaling of aero-acoustic loads & noise sources
• Application of Lighthill’s acoustic analogy to prediction of sound radiation from turbulence
• CFD modeling of compressible flow fields to estimate unsteady pressures
• Application of Ffowcs-Williams-Hawking equations or equivalent, for prediction of sound sources in unsteady flow fields
• Acoustic test techniques for sound source identification/imaging, including near field acoustic holography.
• Boundary Element of equivalent methods for modeling acoustic radiation from CFD-derived noise sources
• Vibro-acoustics analysis for prediction of vibration response of structures to unsteady aero-acoustic loads, including Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) and Finite Element analysis.
• Modeling and test methods for aero-elasticity or flutter
• Modeling thermal transport mechanisms in fluid flow

Requirements:

MS or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering with excellent academic record (please send transcripts along with resume). Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Willingness to travel to client facilities. Candidate must be US citizen or legal Resident Alien.

ATA Engineering develops a family of specialized engineering software tools. This position will report to ATA’s Software Business Manager and will be responsible for key software developments and enhancements. Duties include helping with software planning, development of new techniques and methodologies, enhancements to existing software code, documentation, and quality assurance of software programs. This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, innovative, growing software development team with outstanding benefits and work in a challenging environment.

The successful candidate will need to have good written and verbal communications skills and be able to work with minimal day-to-day supervision with highly organized work methods.

Requirements:

BS or MS in Mechanical, Structural or Aerospace engineering, Applied Mathematics or Computer Science with excellent academic record (please send transcripts along with resume). Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems and programming in C/C++ and MATLAB; Python and/or Perl scripting; TCP/IP distributed applications; .NET experience with C#; VB.NET a plus. Graphical user interface design and implementation experience. Data acquisition and engineering application software experience a plus. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Candidates must be eligible to access government/DoD classified facilities.

Location: San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; or Dulles, VA  

Plan and perform testing projects such as ground vibration testing of aircraft and spacecraft, modal testing for finite element model validation, trouble shooting vibration problems, and strain gage testing of various structures such as theme park rides. Write proposals, technical reports, and papers; provide client support by conducting on-site I-deas® test software installation and training, implementation, and application support as well as software phone support. Provide results to clients that satisfy quality, cost, timing, and other project specifications. Give oral presentations to clients and at technical conferences. Develop specialized software application tools to enhance testing.

Requirements:

BS, MS or PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering preferred, with excellent academic record, or equivalent experience (please send transcripts along with resume). Excellent written and verbal communications skills; willingness to travel and work at client sites. Experience with Windows and UNIX operating systems and programming in MATLAB, C/C++, or Fortran; experience in using instrumentation and experimental techniques; modal testing experience preferred. Experience with I-deas and other MCAE tools desirable. Candidates must be eligible to access government/DoD classified facilities.  

Perform and manage consulting engineering work using CAD/CAE software to solve problems in mechanical/structural design, finite element analysis, design optimization, prototype generation (such as stereo lithography on NC machining), fatigue analysis, structural dynamics and kinematics, thermal analysis, production of manufacturing drawings, plastic part design. Write proposals, technical reports and papers. Assist with on-site I-deas® training, and application support. Provide results to clients that satisfy quality, cost, timing and other project specifications.

Requirements:

BS, MS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering preferred with excellent academic record (please fax transcripts along with resume). Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Willingness to travel and work at Western Region client sites. Experience with I-deas®, MATLAB, and other MCAE tools preferred, especially FEA. Candidates must be eligible to access government/DoD classified facilities.

Perform aerospace and electromechanical engineering analysis project work with emphasis on solving problems in heat transfer and fluid flow using advanced CAD/CAE software. Typical applications include spacecraft and electromechanical systems. Write proposals, technical reports and papers. Additional responsibilities could include solving problems in mechanical/structural design, finite element analysis, structural dynamics, kinematics, and the development of software tools and interfaces. Provide results to clients that satisfy quality, cost, timing and other project specifications. Give oral presentations to clients and at technical conferences.

Requirements:

BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical, Structural or Aerospace engineering with excellent academic record (please send transcripts along with resume). Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Experience with Windows and UNIX operating systems and programming in C, C++, Java, Fortran, MATLAB is a plus. Willingness to travel and work at client sites. Candidates must be eligible to access government/DoD classified facilities.

Perform aerospace and electromechanical engineering analysis project work with emphasis on solving problems in structural dynamics using advanced CAD/CAE software. Typical applications include launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, and electromechanical systems. Write proposals, technical reports and papers. Analysis specialties might fall into one or more of the following categories:

• Vibro-acoustics, using Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA), Finite Element or Boundary Element methods
• Aeroelasticity or flutter
• Thermal or fluid flow
• Mechanical/structural design
• Linear and nonlinear finite element modeling
• Multi-body dynamics and kinematics

Provide results to clients that satisfy quality, cost, timing and other project specifications. Give oral presentations to clients and at technical conferences.

Requirements:

BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical, Structural or Aerospace engineering with excellent academic record (please send transcripts along with resume). Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Willingness to travel and work at client sites. Candidates must be eligible to access government/DoD classified facilities.

IT TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WEB SPECIALIST

This full-time position requires an individual who has an excellent academic background in information technology, computer science, engineering, or related field. This individual will work directly with our senior IT managers and engineers on a variety of different IT tasks that will allow them to learn and apply new technologies and take advantage of their existing skills and knowledge.  This position offers the opportunity to grow and develop as an IT specialist in a progressive company with high standards of excellence that encourages its employees to work independently and is committed to developing a next generation of IT infrastructure.    As a company with 90 employees, four locations, and a plan for continued growth, we are looking for an individual who is interested in taking on responsibility in a fresh and challenging environment.       

• Plan, implement and maintain IT infrastructure;
• Contribute to scientific and business data and web projects;
• Diagnose and resolve hardware/software problems;
• Provide periodic onsite support to regional offices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field with excellent academic record;
• 3-7 years of related work experience;
• Must be U.S. citizen;
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills;
• Able to prioritize multiple requests in a fast-paced, high energy environment;
• Able to travel as needed (once or twice a year) to regional offices;