Detailed hand Calc and FE analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures.
Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings / documents.
Making predictions, implementing test campaigns, and creating reports in support of hardware qualifications.
Supporting other teams and team members with inputs for configuration development and trade studies.
Mentoring and analysis checks for designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis and standard processes.
Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as crafting process automation tools for model creation, optimization, strength checks, and analysis report generation.
Effectively and constructively collaborate with team members from various fields and backgrounds, adjacent teams, and the shop floor.

Minimum of a B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in engineering
3+ years of demonstrated ability with aircraft, spacecraft and launch vehicle structures
Demonstrated proficiency with one or more of the following analysis codes, particularly with reading and manipulating input files: Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus
High proficiency with SimuTech Ansys products or suitable alternate, e.g., Abaqus
Extensive understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.)
Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, etc.)
Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements
Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark).
Demonstrated experience with fluid systems and geometry optimization methods (preferred)
Demonstrated experience with metallic structural layout, analysis, testing, and qualification methods (preferred)
Demonstrated process automation experience using scripting languages (Matlab, Python, VBA, Fortran, etc.) (preferred)
Experience developing inspection for structural flight and test readiness using specific risk characterization approaches (preferred)
Experience with analyzing / dispositioning non-conformances (preferred)
Experience with Creo (ProEngineer Wildfire 4 or greater), and CATIA V5 (preferred).

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.

Structural Analyst III

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