Description:
The Air Dominance and Strike Aerostructures Engineering Team is responsible for designing and analyzing advanced structural parts for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Air Dominance and Strike Structures Engineers own the full development lifecycle, from conceptual to detailed design and analysis of primary and secondary structures ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable mechanical systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.
What You’ll Do
- Utilize first principle methods and design tools to develop new aircraft products
- Own development of primary and secondary aircraft structural parts and assemblies (metallic and composite) from preliminary design through prototype manufacturing
- Perform complex modeling and finite element analysis at the detailed component level, major assembly level, and aircraft level (analysis simulations to include strength, buckling, damage tolerance, and delamination)
- Apply design for manufacturing concepts to create solutions that are cost effective and easy to manufacture at rate
- Conduct trade studies and perform design and analysis research of complex engineering concepts to determine an optimal solution for weight, performance, manufacturability, cost, and/or schedule
- Collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment to solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on schedule and cost objectives
- Coordinate work with mechanical systems, systems integration, aerodynamics, manufacturing, project engineering, and other team members
- Onsite engineering support at manufacturing and integration sites
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience in aerospace or related industry
- Strong technical knowledge in core engineering principles, fundamental mechanics of composite materials, design, analysis, testing, and fabrication
- Deep understanding of load paths, design practices, and hand calculations to design robust structurally efficient assemblies
- Proven ability to design high performance structures and execute their fabrication
- Self-directed, results oriented, and capable of working in a dynamic environment
- Excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to obtain and maintain US DoD Secret Clearance or higher