Job Title: Stress Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Stress Engineer to contribute to early conceptual designs by laying out structural load paths to meet high-level requirements. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of first principles and be well-versed in both metallic and composite structures. This role involves executing trade studies to explore various design solutions, selecting the most weight-efficient concepts that fulfill the necessary requirements.

• Lay out structural load paths for early conceptual designs to meet high-level requirements.
• Utilize first principle approaches with a solid understanding of metallics and composite structures.
• Execute trade studies to explore various design solutions and select the most weight-efficient concepts.
• Collaborate effectively in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment with design, fabrication, assembly, and other key functions.

• Proficiency in Catia, stress analysis, and structural analysis.
• Experience with finite element analysis, including FEM and Femap.
• Knowledge of damage tolerance and Boeing/Boeing tools.
• Experience with static or damage tolerance analysis.
• Familiarity with OEM tools and Catia V5 and up.
• Expertise in primary structures and metallics, GFEM, DFEM, mechanical engineering, aerospace, and composites.

• Experience with conceptual design first principles analysis approaches for primary composite structures.
• Understanding of various composite structures failure modes and limitations.
• Ability to create, manage, and run GFEMs (Global Finite Element Models) for team use.
• Experience in creating and executing DFEMs (Detail Finite Element Models).
• Ability to create simple working FEMs for conceptual design work to validate design principles.

This is a long-term contract position, with a minimum duration of 18 months, supporting defense programs for an aerospace client. The role requires candidates to work onsite from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, at the client's facility.