What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Structural Design Engineer position at Accord Technologies Inc?
Location: Greensboro, NC
Visa: USC / GC
Position type: FTE
Work Mode: Onsite
Description
As a Senior Structural Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, review, and approval of aircraft primary and secondary structures, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and program requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Structural Design & Development
Experience in the following areas is highly desirable:
Visa: USC / GC
Position type: FTE
Work Mode: Onsite
Description
As a Senior Structural Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, review, and approval of aircraft primary and secondary structures, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and program requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Structural Design & Development
- Design and develop aircraft structures using Model Based Definition (MBD) principles and tools.
- Establish and maintain the Digital Thread, ensuring accuracy and consistency of product data throughout the product lifecycle.
- Generate, review, and approve:
- Model-based engineering drawings and design specifications
- Design engineering processes and manuals
- Conduct multi-disciplinary design reviews internally and with suppliers throughout all development phases.
- Perform trade studies to validate structural architectures and ensure they meet all design and performance requirements.
- Collaborate with various departments to ensure integrated structural designs meet system-level and aircraft-level requirements.
- Provide technical guidance, training, and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Develop and coordinate Building Block structural test programs.
- Plan and execute structural test programs to validate design requirements.
- Generate, review, and approve:
- Structural test plans and reports
- Compliance and certification documentation
Experience in the following areas is highly desirable:
- Composite and metallic aircraft structures
- Principal and primary structural elements
- Load path optimization
- Bolted and bonded joint design
- Material selection
- Product structure development
- Structural architecture development
- Structural design methodologies
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
- Experience with industry-standard tools such as:
- Siemens NX
- FiberSim