Stress Engineer

We have an immediate opening for a Stress Engineer at our aerospace location in Chula Vista, CA. The primary function of this position is to perform structural analysis of in-service aircraft nacelle allowable damages and repairs.

Role Description:

• Utilize hand calculations, Finite Element Analysis and other tools to perform structural stress substantiation.
• Provide technical recommendations to repair engineers and report-writing skills to thoroughly document analysis methodology, assumptions, and results.
• Perform complex structural analysis utilizing classical hand calculations as well as finite element analysis methods to demonstrate structural damages.
• Provide technical leadership to the team, defining and applying the adequate processes and methods for structural/stress analysis, and ensuring process compliance.
• Ability to work with others, train up-and-coming engineers, and review their work.
• Provide technical leadership to the team, defining and applying the adequate processes and methods for structural/stress analysis, and ensuring process compliance.
• Realize opportunities for continuous improvement and find ways to implement solutions.
• Contribute to improve the stress capability within the team, use of automation and scripting to improve the stress analysis workflow, developing and improving processes, methods, and tools.

Work Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following combination of education & experience:

• BS degree in Mechanical, Structural or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in Structural Analysis or Stress Engineering.
• Experience in analysis of composite laminate and metallic components, preferably in aerospace structures.
• Knowledge and familiarity with allowable damages and repairs associated with metallics and composites, preferable of aircraft structures.
• Proficient with FEA tools, preferably MSC NASTRAN / PATRAN.
• Proficient with math and data software, e.g. MS Excel, MS Access, Mathcad.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
• Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
• Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
• Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
• Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks and weekends / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM
• Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.