Lead Stress Engineer – Aircraft Structures & FEA

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

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Sr. Specialist, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to perform aircraft structural analysis using hand methods and finite element models. You will mentor a small team, manage budgets and schedules, and support bids with labor estimates for FAA projects.

Plano, Greenville, or Rockwall candidates on-site may travel 5% and must meet security clearance requirements. Strong background in Femap/MSC Nastran is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with six years of fixed-wing fuselage structural analysis experience or graduate degree with four years.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of ten years of fixed-wing fuselage structural analysis experience.
• U.S. citizen status and ability to obtain secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform classical hand analysis and finite element modeling to predict loads, displacements, and stresses.
• Lead and mentor a small team of stress engineers; manage budgets and schedules.
• Develop structural tests and post-process results to establish allowable strength data.

Skills

Static strength analysis

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree with six years experience in fuselage structural analysis

Graduate degree with four years experience in fuselage structural analysis

Ten years experience in fuselage structural analysis in lieu of degree

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

VBA/Excel automation

Job description

L3Harris Technologies seeks a Sr. Specialist, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to perform aircraft structural analysis using hand methods and finite element models. You will mentor a small team, manage budgets and schedules, and support bids with labor estimates for FAA projects.

Plano, Greenville, or Rockwall candidates on-site may travel 5% and must meet security clearance requirements. Strong background in Femap/MSC Nastran is preferred.