Lead Aircraft Structural Stress Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. seeks a Lead, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to lead a small team of engineers, perform classical and finite element analysis of aircraft structures, and ensure airworthiness compliance.

The role sits on-site in TX, with travel and leadership responsibilities across a multi-domain defense program. The candidate will mentor engineers, develop bid labor estimates, and contribute to labor forecasts while maintaining project budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience in fuselage structural analysis.
• Graduate degree with 7+ years of experience in fuselage structural analysis.
• In lieu of a degree, 13+ years of fuselage structural analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of stress engineers, mentoring members and managing budget and schedule.
• Perform structural analysis using classical methods and finite element models to predict loads and stresses.
• Develop margins of safety and document airworthiness compliance in formal reports.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience in fuselage structural analysis

Graduate degree with 7+ years of experience in fuselage structural analysis

In lieu of a degree, 13+ years of fuselage structural analysis experience

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

VBA in Excel

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. seeks a Lead, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to lead a small team of engineers, perform classical and finite element analysis of aircraft structures, and ensure airworthiness compliance.

The role sits on-site in TX, with travel and leadership responsibilities across a multi-domain defense program. The candidate will mentor engineers, develop bid labor estimates, and contribute to labor forecasts while maintaining project budgets and schedules.