External Loads Engineer

External Loads Engineer responsible for aircraft loads analysis, structural design criteria development, finite element modeling, and validation support for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with 4+ years of structural engineering experience developing aircraft loads, or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years of related experience

• Experience developing aircraft external and inertial loads

• Experience with finite element modeling and analysis

• Experience using MSC Nastran or similar finite element analysis software

• Experience with MATLAB or another scripting language such as Visual Basic, Perl, or Python

• Knowledge of military and/or commercial aircraft certification requirements

• Ground test loads experience

• Flight test loads experience

• Experience generating mass properties and inertia data

• Experience compiling aerodynamic, dynamic, mass properties, and aircraft state data

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Ability to travel as required

• Ability to work varying shifts, weekends, and overtime as required

Preferred Skills

• MSC PATRAN experience

• FEMAP experience

• Linux or Unix operating system experience

• Experience developing combined aircraft load cases

• Experience executing structural loads simulation tools

• Experience processing and assimilating large engineering datasets

Job Responsibilities

• Perform external loads analysis for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft

• Generate mass properties data, inertias, and finite element models to determine inertial loads

• Compile aerodynamic, mass properties, dynamics, and aircraft state data

• Develop combined load cases for distribution to airframe structural models

• Establish structural design criteria and supporting documentation

• Generate free-body diagrams

• Determine reaction forces

• Develop shear and moment diagrams

• Execute simulation and finite element analysis tools

• Process and assimilate loads analysis data

• Identify and down-select critical structural loading conditions

• Support ground and flight loads validation testing

• Develop and maintain loads analysis documentation

• Coordinate loads data with structural, aerodynamic, flight sciences, and other engineering disciplines

Pay Details: $40.00 to $60.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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