Aviation Structural Lead Engineer: Aircraft Airworthiness

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an Aviation Structural Engineering Lead Associate to support the Army's Aviation Engineering Directorate from Redstone Arsenal. You will apply classical structural methods and advanced finite element modeling to evaluate designs, repairs, and redesigns, ensuring airworthiness and compliance with airworthiness qualification requirements for new development aircraft systems.

The role requires experience with static stress, FEA (NASTRAN/FEMAP/ABAQUS), flight testing, and

Qualifications

• Experience performing structural analysis of airframe structure, static and fatigue.
• Experience performing Finite Element Analysis using NASTRAN, FEMAP, or ABAQUS.
• Knowledge/Experience with structural bench testing, static and fatigue of aircraft structural components.
• Experience with structural flight testing, such as Flight Load Surveys.
• Experience supporting airframe production programs, to include MRB and salvage efforts.
• Experience with analysis of rotorhead (dynamic) components a plus.
• Strong Statistical background is desired.
• This position requires an active/current DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain an interim Secret.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Application of standard practice hand calculations of aircraft and component static stress analysis for validation/verification of structural integrity for new design, modification, or structural repair of airframe and rotor head dynamic components.
• Application of Finite Element Analysis Techniques to determine load distributions in aircraft structure. (NASTRAN/FEMAP/ABAQUS)
• Development of structural airworthiness criteria, structural testing requirements, test witnessing, test plan development, determination of flight envelope restrictions, and analysis of flight strain/loads data.
• Evaluation of flight test and full-scale specimen laboratory testing data to establish S-N curves and establish component fatigue lives and retirement times.
• Review of Airworthiness releases, safety of flight messages, and airworthiness evaluations and reports.
• On-site support of structural flight testing and bench testing

Skills

Structural analysis

Flight testing

MRB & salvage experience

Statistical background

Education

BS degree in engineering

MS degree preferred

Tools

NASTRAN

FEMAP

ABAQUS

Job description

Peraton is seeking an Aviation Structural Engineering Lead Associate to support the Army's Aviation Engineering Directorate from Redstone Arsenal. You will apply classical structural methods and advanced finite element modeling to evaluate designs, repairs, and redesigns, ensuring airworthiness and compliance with airworthiness qualification requirements for new development aircraft systems.

The role requires experience with static stress, FEA (NASTRAN/FEMAP/ABAQUS), flight testing, and