Lead Aeroelasticity and Dynamics Engineer

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The Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) organization is seeking a Lead Aeroelasticity and Dynamics Engineer to support tactical aircraft programs in Hazelwood MO!

As a member of the BDS Fixed-Wing Loads & Dynamics (L&D) Capability Team you will be part of a core engineering team directly supporting production and development programs including F-15 F/A-18 T-7A MQ-25 and proprietary programs. The L&D team is looking for individuals with experience in flutter divergence structural mode interaction (SMI) and aeroservoelasticity (ASE).

Flight engineers are essential to the development safety and success of our products and solutions. Each day they go above and beyond to meet our customers overall mission requirementsfrom initial vehicle concept definition through design test validation and in-service support. Your expertise in areas such as Aerodynamics; Propulsion; Guidance Navigation & Control; and Loads & Dynamics will drive the future of aerospace.

The Flight Systems Engineering Capability is an exciting organization in Boeing Defense Space & Security responsible for performing Flight Engineering across a large portfolio of products and development programs. Product areas within the Flight Systems Capability in the St. Louis region include Fighter Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft and Missiles/Weapons Systems. The set of specialized capabilities and skills maintained by our teammates are the foundation of what defines the majority of our Boeing products; things that FLY! The St. Louis region is continuing to grow and Flight Engineering is looking for motivated talented engineers to join the Boeing team on the exciting programs located in this region. Selected candidates will work a wide range of programs that will require design analysis and testing in Flight disciplines to meet our customers requirements.

Join our team and become a Flight Engineer with unmatched opportunity and potential; youll be supported to develop and maintain specialized skills that may be applied across multiple product domains. Youll benefit from exposure to a variety of unique and challenging projects and collaborate closely with other engineering disciplines and industry experts. Boeing is the worlds largest aerospace company. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us and you can build something better for yourself for our customers and for the world.

Position Responsibilities:

• Participate and/or leads in developing air vehicle requirements for aeroelasticity including flutter divergence freeplay and rigidity
• Collaborate with the airframe & subsystems design and analysis engineers to generate integrated aero and structural models for flight vehicle analysis consistent with a Model Based Engineering (MBE) environment
• Perform analysis for flutter divergence aeroservoelasticity freeplay and rigidity to support air vehicle design and stores integration
• Define allowable flight envelopes and operational limits
• Develop flight flutter test and ground vibration test plans
• Create finite element models and correlate to test results
• Perform ground and/or flight test programs by the development of test requirements providing data for pre-test analysis monitoring testing data analysis anddocumenting results in order to support design and verification of vehicle and components
• Review and approves airframe and subsystems hardware packages for flight worthiness and to ensure the air vehicle meets the service environment
• Provide data to support the definition and documentation of structural design requirements for the service life of the product to ensure company customer and regulatory requirements are met
• Present engineering data and results to management and customers during program level reviews and other technical meetings

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology) Computer Science Data Science Mathematics Physics Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 14 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 5 years of experience with Air Vehicle Systems
• 5 years experience in aerodynamics aeroelasticity flutter structural dynamics modern control systems and/or finite element methods

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Security Clearance in the past 24 months
• 9 years experience in aerodynamics aeroelasticity flutter structural dynamics modern control systems and/or finite element methods
• Experience working with Laboratory Test Flight Test and/or Flight Science domains
• Experience leading teams on complex projects
• Experience in engineering modeling and/or analysis with computer programming of analytical models simulations and/or data
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• Engineering experience with tactical fixed wing aircraft
• Strong communication skills and customer focus

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• Best in class 401(k) plan: well match your contributions dollar for dollar up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting
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Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $154700 - $209300

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