Senior Stress Engineer - Aircraft Structures Lead

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to lead structural analyses of aircraft fuselage and assemblies.

You will oversee a small team, perform classical and finite element analyses, develop margins of safety, and support bids and labor forecasts. On-site roles span Greenville, Rockwall, or Plano, TX with occasional travel. Preferred candidates will have extensive experience in fixed-wing aerostructures, knowledge of Femap/MSC Nastran, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with six (6) years of commercial fixed-wing fuselage structural analysis experience.
• Graduate degree with four (4) years of commercial fixed-wing fuselage structural analysis experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of ten (10) years of commercial fixed-wing fuselage structural analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Use classical hand analysis and create finite element models to predict internal loads, displacements, and stresses for complex structure.
• Collaborate with design engineers to develop aircraft modifications and installations and ensure the design meets airworthiness requirements.
• Generate free body diagrams and calculate internal loads and stresses.
• Develop structural tests and post-process results to establish allowable strength data.
• Document structural analysis in formal reports to show compliance with airworthiness requirements.
• Mentor and lead other engineers in performing structural analysis.

Skills

Stress analysis

Femap

MSC Nastran

Finite element methods

Budget & scheduling

Team leadership

Airworthiness

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6 years experience

Graduate degree + 4 years experience

10 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to lead structural analyses of aircraft fuselage and assemblies.

You will oversee a small team, perform classical and finite element analyses, develop margins of safety, and support bids and labor forecasts. On-site roles span Greenville, Rockwall, or Plano, TX with occasional travel. Preferred candidates will have extensive experience in fixed-wing aerostructures, knowledge of Femap/MSC Nastran, and a