Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time FEA Engineer to join our team in Mossville, IL. We offer full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!

Position Overview

The FEA Engineer is primarily an individual contributor role on a Thermo-Fluids team that provides Virtual Product Development analysis and simulation to support the design and issue resolution of internal combustion engines (ICE) ranging from 9L to 18L displacement. The major focus of the role is technical delivery: collaborating with design, simulation, test, and platform teams to analyze and optimize ICE components such as heads, blocks, pistons, and exhaust manifolds.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue (TMF)

• Gather boundary conditions and model geometry

• Set up FEA models, including meshing

• Run analyses and interpret results

• Report findings and discuss design changes to optimize component performance

• Explore AI-enabled simulation practices and new tools and processes to continuously improve simulation efficiency and velocity

• Support three engineers, each responsible for their own component area: head/block/liners, exhaust manifolds, and pistons

• Interact daily with simulation engineers and designers, with bi-weekly team meetings

• Traditional semi-open engineering environment

Required Qualifications

• One of the following education and experience combinations:

◦ PhD in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering with 2+ years of experience

◦ Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant industry experience

◦ Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant industry experience

• Hands-on FEA experience using ABAQUS, NASTRAN, HyperMesh, or Simcenter 3D

• Graduate-level understanding of mechanics of materials (including linear elastic and plastic analysis), fatigue, and heat transfer

• Ability to communicate technical information concisely and accurately

• Strong attention to detail and learning aptitude

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with bolt, gasket, and/or creep analysis

• Demonstrated initiative and customer service

• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and customers in parallel

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

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Salary expectations: 85,000- 95,000 per annual