Aerospace Stress Analysis Engineer — Remote Fridays

PPG; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

PPG Industries (UK) Limited seeks an Aerospace Structures Engineer, Stress Analyst for Huntsville, AL. You will provide stress analysis to ensure aerospace transparency products meet performance expectations defined by customers and regulators.

You will act as SME for structural analyses, lead PDR/CDR engagements, and collaborate with customers and design teams to deliver safe, compliant window designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering; 5+ years' experience, or Master's with 3+ years.
• 3+ years' proven experience in FEA and structural analysis of aircraft structures.
• Experience with formal engineering reporting and documentation systems.
• Experience with commercial FEM/FEA software is required.
• Eligible to obtain a government secret clearance.
• U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, or eligible asylees/refugees.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customer stress analyst authorities to understand airframe structural requirements.
• Lead to improve plant goals and manufacturing/operational metrics; support safety compliance.
• Represent PPG Aerospace at PDRs/CDRs as SME for structural analysis.
• Perform classical structural analysis and FEM; use FEMAP and NX Nastran tools.
• Present stress analysis results to internal teams, customers, and regulators.
• Work with design, customer, and other teams to develop sound aircraft window designs.
• Prepare technical reports, assessments, and project status updates.
• Support proposal development, cost estimation, and technical planning.

Skills

Finite Element Modeling

Structural analysis

Engineering reporting

FEM/FEA software

Security clearance readiness

U.S. citizenship/immigration readiness

Fatigue & damage tolerance analysis

FEMAP/NX NASTRAN

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Master's degree (optional) with 3+ years' experience

Tools

FEMAP

NX Nastran

Job description

PPG Industries (UK) Limited seeks an Aerospace Structures Engineer, Stress Analyst for Huntsville, AL. You will provide stress analysis to ensure aerospace transparency products meet performance expectations defined by customers and regulators.

You will act as SME for structural analyses, lead PDR/CDR engagements, and collaborate with customers and design teams to deliver safe, compliant window designs.