Senior Stress Engineer – Airframe Integrity & FEA

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., located in Poway, CA, seeks a Staff Stress Engineer to join the Airframe Integrity Group. You will resolve complex engineering problems, coordinate project segments, and present results to engineering staff and customers.

The role emphasizes leadership, interface with other departments, and maintaining security clearances, with duties reviewed at milestones and completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in engineering or related technical discipline; 9+ years with a Bachelor's, 7+ with a Master's, or 4+ with a PhD, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with full-scale and component structural testing and model correlation is preferred.
• 8+ years of working experience with Hypermesh, FEMAP/NASTRAN, and/or ABAQUS; HyperSizer is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis of aircraft components, assemblies, and systems within an integrated design team.
• Calculate loads, fatigue, and vibration analyses; evaluate structural integrity via hand methods and FEA.
• Generate documentation to report analysis and test results to support airworthiness certification.

Skills

FEA method knowledge

Leadership potential

DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Hypermesh

FEMAP/NASTRAN

ABAQUS

HyperSizer

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., located in Poway, CA, seeks a Staff Stress Engineer to join the Airframe Integrity Group. You will resolve complex engineering problems, coordinate project segments, and present results to engineering staff and customers.

The role emphasizes leadership, interface with other departments, and maintaining security clearances, with duties reviewed at milestones and completion.