Aerospace Structural FEA Engineer (NASTRAN/PATRAN)

PlanIT Group, LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Structural Analysis engineer responsible for stress analysis of primary and secondary airframe structures, including updates to reflect design changes. The role requires hands-on FEA with NASTRAN/PATRAN, CATIA V5, and UNIX/Linux familiarity, plus ability to read complex drawings and models.

You will work with MRB stress analysis and post-processing tools such as TMP Vision and SLIM, in a team-driven aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Airframe primary structure layout and sizing.
• MRB stress analysis experience with metallic and composite structures.
• Experience with FEA software including NASTRAN and PATRAN.
• SLIM pre-processor and TMP Vision for post-processing desirable.
• CATIA V5/3DX highly desired.
• Familiarity with UNIX/LINUX operating systems desirable.
• Ability to interpret detail, assembly, and installation drawings and models.

Responsibilities

• Perform stress analysis on new designs of primary and secondary airframe structure.
• Update existing analyses to reflect design changes.

Skills

Airframe structural analysis

Excel-based analysis

FEA

UNIX/Linux experience

Tools

NASTRAN

PATRAN

SLIM pre-processor

TMP Vision

CATIA V5/3DX

Job description

PlanIT Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Structural Analysis engineer responsible for stress analysis of primary and secondary airframe structures, including updates to reflect design changes. The role requires hands-on FEA with NASTRAN/PATRAN, CATIA V5, and UNIX/Linux familiarity, plus ability to read complex drawings and models.

You will work with MRB stress analysis and post-processing tools such as TMP Vision and SLIM, in a team-driven aerospace environment.