Airframe Structural Analysis Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

PGS Worldwide is seeking Airframe Structural Analysis Engineers in Palmdale, California for an approximately one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will perform stress and structural analysis on new and existing airframe designs, including primary and secondary structures, design changes, subsystem installations, and metallic and composite components.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 16+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 14+ years of relevant experience.
• Recent senior-level experience performing structural or stress analysis on aerospace structures.
• Experience with airframe primary-structure layout and sizing .
• Experience performing hand calculations and Excel-based structural analysis.
• Experience with NASTRAN .
• Experience with PATRAN, HyperMesh, and/or Abaqus .
• Experience with CATIA V5 .
• Ability to interpret detail, assembly, and installation drawings and 3D models.
• Experience performing stress analysis on primary and secondary airframe structures.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with subsystem and subsystem-installation stress analysis.
• Experience performing Material Review Board (MRB) stress analysis on metallic and composite structures.
• Experience with Abaqus.
• Experience using Altair HyperMesh as a pre-processor.
• Experience with TMP Vision for post-processing.
• Experience with CATIA 3DX.
• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux operating systems.
• Familiarity with Slim, Vision, IDAT, and 3DX.

What You’ll Do

• Perform structural and stress analysis on new airframe designs.
• Update existing structural analyses to incorporate engineering design changes.
• Analyze primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• Perform structural layout, sizing, and substantiation activities.
• Conduct hand calculations and Excel-based structural analysis.
• Develop and evaluate finite-element models using NASTRAN, PATRAN, HyperMesh, Abaqus, and related tools.
• Support analysis of aircraft subsystems and subsystem installations.
• Support MRB analysis involving metallic and composite structures.
• Interpret engineering drawings, assemblies, installations, and CAD models.
• Work with design and engineering teams to evaluate structural performance and resolve technical issues.

Pay

• Up to $120.00 per hour.

Job ID: 22931

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.