Flight Loads Engineer

Insight Global; Berkeley (MO); On-site; USD 89,544 - 97,809; Full time

Job summary

A staffing and consulting firm is seeking a Flight Loads Engineer to support a large DoD customer in St. Louis. The role requires an onsite presence 5 days a week. Key responsibilities include defining Loads & Dynamics requirements, developing vehicle-level models, and performing tests. Candidates should have a B.Sc. in Engineering or related fields and at least 9 years of experience, with a strong background in aircraft aerodynamics and experience in project leadership. Compensation ranges from $65/hr to $71/hr, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 9 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Define or derive Loads & Dynamics requirements and ensure traceability and quality.
• Develop and analyze vehicle-level loads and dynamics models.
• Correlate models to test results.
• Collaborate with design engineers to generate integrated models.
• Develop flight test and ground test plans.
• Perform wind tunnel, ground and/or flight test programs.

Skills

Fixed-wing aircraft aerodynamics

Loads flight or wind tunnel testing

Project leadership

Matlab

Python

Fortran

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related fields

Tools

NASTRAN (SOL 144)

Job description

Overview

Insight Global is seeking a Flight Loads Engineer to join one of our large DoD customers out of the St. Louis area. This position does require being onsite 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Define or derive Loads & Dynamics requirements and ensure requirements traceability and quality from the system level to component level
• Develop and analyze vehicle-level loads and dynamics models (including finite element models) using multidisciplinary model data (aero, mass properties, propulsion, etc.)
• Correlate models loads and dynamics models to test results
• Collaborate with the airframe & subsystems design and analysis engineers to generate integrated aero and structural models for flight vehicle analysis
• Develop flight test and ground test plans
• Perform wind tunnel, ground and/or flight test programs, by the development of test requirements, providing data for pre-test analysis, monitor, testing, data analysis and documenting results in order to support design and verification of vehicle and components
• Define allowable flight envelopes and operational limits
• Review and approve airframe and subsystems hardware packages for flight worthiness and to ensure the air vehicle meets the service environment
• Provide data to support the definition and documentation of structural design requirements for the service life of the product, to ensure company, customer and regulatory requirements are met

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 9 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience

Required Skills

• Strong background in fixed-wing aircraft aerodynamics
• Experience with loads flight or wind tunnel testing
• Experience leading projects, planning work and guiding other engineers
• Working experience with higher-level programming language (Matlab, python, Fortran, etc.)

Preferred Skills

• Loads development experience in loads for fixed-wing aircraft
• Flight test and ground test leadership experience
• Experience leading teams and/or projects
• Experience in NASTRAN (SOL 144) or Aeroelastic loads modeling

Pay range and compensation package

Compensation: $65/hr to $71/hr. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.