What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stress Engineer position at Kaleidoscope Innovation?
Job Summary
The Stress Engineer develops creative and technically superior engineering solutions appropriate to each project assigned with increased levels of accountability, skill/expertise, and leadership onsite at the Wichita, KS Office.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Education/Experience
Tools and Equipment Used
The Stress Engineer develops creative and technically superior engineering solutions appropriate to each project assigned with increased levels of accountability, skill/expertise, and leadership onsite at the Wichita, KS Office.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform Static, fatigue and dynamic stress analysis for Aero structures
- Use of classical hand calculation approach to analyze both primary and secondary structures
- Experience in both metallic and composite structures/components
- Provide technical solutions from conceptual to detailed design stage.
- Use of Finite Element Methods for load extraction and to solve complex engineering problems
- Participate in review meetings with Client, Customer and Suppliers.
- Engineering Stress report generation and review.
- Interact with customer; prepare Scope of Work, laydown the execution methodology to ensure that the projects executed meet the customer requirements.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering
- At least 3 years of experience in Aerospace Industry as a Stress Engineer.
- Comprehensive knowledge Stress analysis of Aero structures, Nacelle and EBU systems.
- Preferred
- Knowledge of Aerospace industry and standards
- Experience in metallic and Composites structural analysis
- Experience in Load, stress calculations and preparing technical reports
- Experience in Finite Element Analysis tools (Nastran, Patran)
- Experience in static, fatigue, and damage tolerance calculations
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of Aerospace industry and standards
- Experienced in PATRAN, NASTRAN, FEMAP
- Experience in MRB and SRM
- Experience in CATIA V5, Enovia
Tools and Equipment Used
- Computer workstation, typical office equipment.
- N/A
- Frequently required to sit at a desk/workstation for long period of time
- Digital dexterity and hand/eye coordination in operation of office equipment
- Ability to effectively communicate to employees/clients via phone, computer or in person
- Moderate lifting and carrying of supplies, equipment, files, etc.
- Body motor skills sufficient to enable incumbent to move around the office environment
- Ability to analyze unique situations and develop appropriate response
- Work typically performed in an office