Aerospace Stress Analysis Engineer Onsite Flexible Fridays

PPG Industries, Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. is seeking an Aerospace Structures Engineer, Stress Analyst to support stress analysis across Aerospace Transparencies products at the Huntsville, AL site. The role reports to the Senior Manager, Project Development.

Key duties include collaborating with customer stress analysts, leading initiatives to meet program metrics, and representing PPG at PDR/CDR milestones. Strong FE modeling and reporting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering with 5+ years of experience; Master's Degree with 3+ years' work experience.
• 3+ years of proven experience in Finite Element Modeling and structural analysis of aircraft structures.
• Experience with commercial FEM/FEA software and ability to obtain government secret clearance. Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customer stress analyst authorities to understand airframe structural requirements.
• Lead to improve plant goals and metrics; serve as SME to production personnel for safety compliance.
• Represent PPG Aerospace at PDR and CDR milestone events as SME.
• Proficient in classical structural analysis and finite element methods.
• Proficient in FEMAP and NX Nastran for linear and nonlinear static analyses.
• Communicate stress analysis results to internal teams, customers, and regulatory bodies.
• Work with customers and design groups to develop sound aircraft window designs.
• Prepare and present technical reports and project status updates to leadership and customers.

Skills

Finite Element Modeling

Structural analysis

Communication with stakeholders

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

FEMAP

NX Nastran

Job description

PPG Industries, Inc. is seeking an Aerospace Structures Engineer, Stress Analyst to support stress analysis across Aerospace Transparencies products at the Huntsville, AL site. The role reports to the Senior Manager, Project Development.

Key duties include collaborating with customer stress analysts, leading initiatives to meet program metrics, and representing PPG at PDR/CDR milestones. Strong FE modeling and reporting skills are essential.