Aerospace External Loads Engineer (ADP)

Lockheed Martin; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

4x10 work schedule

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Education Assistance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Palmdale, California seeks a full-time Structural Loads & Criteria Engineer for the ADP to apply aero loads analyses on external structures. You will develop static and repeated loads spectra, interpret usage data from FDRs and mission profiles, and document results while interfacing with Stress, Design, and Flight Test teams.

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, strong FEM (ABAQUS/CAE) experience, scripting skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Aeronautical Engineering.
• Experience developing external loads for advanced airframes.
• Proficiency in FEM and scripting for analyses.
• Experience leading a technical team.

Responsibilities

• Use aerodynamic laws and data to determine loads and their distribution.
• Develop static external aircraft loads and repeated external loads spectrum.
• Interpret usage data from Flight Data Recorders and mission profiles.
• Develop design usage spectra and continued L/ESS analyses and documentation.
• Software design to assist analyses.
• Support wind tunnel, ground, and flight tests by defining loads test requirements.
• Interface with Stress, DADTA, Design, Flight Test and others.

Skills

FEM/ABAQUS modeling

Scripting: MATLAB/Python/C++

Structural design criteria

External loads development

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering

Tools

ABAQUS/CAE

Patran/Hypermesh/FEMAP

CATIA V5

Job description

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Palmdale, California seeks a full-time Structural Loads & Criteria Engineer for the ADP to apply aero loads analyses on external structures. You will develop static and repeated loads spectra, interpret usage data from FDRs and mission profiles, and document results while interfacing with Stress, Design, and Flight Test teams.

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, strong FEM (ABAQUS/CAE) experience, scripting skills