Senior Aerospace Structural Analyst - Fatigue, FEA & Certification

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, is seeking a senior structural analyst to perform stress analysis and FEM on aircraft structures. You will develop standards, mentor junior analysts, and ensure designs meet FAA airworthiness requirements. A 5+ year background in aerospace structures and a bachelor’s degree in engineering are required; MS preferred, with base pay range noted.

We value diversity and offer a fast-paced environment in a company focused on sustainable air mobility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with aerospace structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; MS preferred.
• Proven experience with stress, fatigue, and damage tolerance analyses.
• Experience with classical hand calculations and FEM.
• Strong FEM modeling techniques and load derivation.

Responsibilities

• Perform trade studies and derive requirements for vehicle configuration.
• Conduct hand calculations and FEM analyses of primary/secondary structures.
• Develop company standards for model creation and analysis reporting.
• Document stress analysis to support engineering drawings releases.
• Mentor designers and junior analysts in stress and fracture analysis.
• Provide technical guidance on design concepts balancing risk, cost, and performance.
• Perform stress analysis using FEM for static, dynamic, fatigue, and damage tolerance.
• Support test execution and analyze results to verify designs meet specs.
• Write structural substantiation reports for FAA airworthiness.

Skills

Aircraft/spacecraft structures

Stress, fatigue, damage tolerance

Finite element analysis

Hand calculations

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Nastran

Optistruct

Abaqus

Ansys

LS-Dyna

Job description

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, is seeking a senior structural analyst to perform stress analysis and FEM on aircraft structures. You will develop standards, mentor junior analysts, and ensure designs meet FAA airworthiness requirements. A 5+ year background in aerospace structures and a bachelor’s degree in engineering are required; MS preferred, with base pay range noted.

We value diversity and offer a fast-paced environment in a company focused on sustainable air mobility.