Specialist, Structural Engineering

Job Title: Specialist Structural Engineering

Job Code: 39935

Job Location: Jupiter FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Join our cutting-edge propulsion structures team where youll perform critical structural analysis on air-breathing ramjet and scramjet propulsion systems for next-generation hypersonic missiles and aircraft. As a Structural Engineering Specialist youll work at the forefront of aerospace technology solving complex thermal-structural challenges in extreme operating environments while collaborating with a team of world-class engineers and scientists. Located in Jupiter FL our facility offers a 9/80 work schedule for optimal work-life balance state-of-the-art analysis tools and the opportunity to directly impact national defense capabilities. If youre passionate about pushing the boundaries of high-speed flight and want to see your work take flight we want to hear from youapply today to join our mission-critical team!

Essential Functions:

• Perform structural analysis and design of ramjet and scramjet propulsion system components including combustors inlets nozzles and airframe integration structures
• Conduct finite element analysis (FEA) for static dynamic thermal and coupled thermo-mechanical loading conditions using industry-standard software tools
• Evaluate structural integrity under extreme thermal environments high-speed aerodynamic loads and vibration/acoustic loading conditions
• Generate structural analysis reports design recommendations and technical documentation to support design reviews and customer deliverables
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including aerodynamics thermal materials and test engineers to develop integrated propulsion system solutions
• Support hardware testing programs including test planning instrumentation recommendations data correlation and model validation activities
• Participate in design reviews technical interchange meetings and customer presentations to communicate analysis results and recommendations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
• Travel required approximately 10-15% for customer meetings supplier visits and test support activities

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 4 years of prior related experience performing structural analysis in aerospace defense or related industry. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience performing structural analysis in aerospace defense or related lieu of a degree minimum of 8 years of prior related experience performing structural analysis in aerospace defense or related industry.
• Demonstrated experience with finite element analysis software (e.g. ANSYS Abaqus Nastran or similar)
• Experience with structural analysis of metallic and/or composite aerospace structures
• Proficiency with CAD software and engineering analysis tools

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
• Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related discipline with focus on structures solid mechanics or thermal-structures
• Direct experience with propulsion system structures high-temperature structures or hypersonic vehicle structural analysis
• Experience with thermal analysis heat transfer modeling and coupled thermal-structural analysis in high-temperature environments
• Familiarity with composite materials analysis damage tolerance fracture mechanics or fatigue analysis methodologies

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