Senior Flight Loads Engineer: Aeroelastic Modeling

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

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.