US CITIZEN ONLY Senior Aircraft Mass Properties Engineer ONSITE ROLE

Senior Mass Properties Engineer (L3H-294) Greenville, TX.

Shift: 1st Shift, 08:00AM-05:00PM

Pay Rate: $75-$85/Hr. on W2

Description

Lead complex mass properties analyses, weight control activities, and reporting for major fixed-wing aircraft modifications while guiding technical approaches across multiple programs.

Essential Functions

• Lead mass properties analyses, weight control activities, and reporting for major aircraft modifications using computer aided design (CAD) tools, Microsoft Excel, and related engineering systems.
• Calculate and estimate component weights, moment arms, and mass moments of inertia from engineering drawings, CAD models, vendor data, and aircraft records.
• Evaluate aircraft weight and balance impacts resulting from multiple concurrent modifications and develop aircraft mass distributions in support of loads development.
• Establish and maintain weight control plans, target allocations, and status reporting for weight-critical programs.
• Prepare aircraft weight charts, inventories, and engineering reports that document analytical results and actual aircraft weighings.
• Lead mass properties tasks across several contracts and coordinate with design, structural, loads, manufacturing, flight test, and certification stakeholders.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline, Mathematics, or Physics and a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mass properties, fixed-wing weight and balance analysis, and weight control for aircraft modification programs.
• Experience leading complex technical tasks or project initiatives with minimal oversight and providing guidance to other engineers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, plus experience using CAD models and engineering drawings to support mass properties analysis.
• Must be able to travel to and from the flight line and work in aircraft hangar environments, including boarding and exiting aircraft when required.
• DoD Secret security clearance walking in the door.
  
  

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience with Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) software or comparable mass properties tools.
• Understanding of FAA and military weight and balance reporting requirements and airworthiness documentation.
• Experience with aircraft weighing, inventories, and maintaining certified weight records.
• Advanced skill in managing large data sets and automating calculations in Microsoft Excel.
  
  

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