Senior Structural Analyst - Aerospace & Flight Structures

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking a senior structural analyst to perform stress analysis and FEM studies on all-electric aerospace structures in San Jose, CA. The role involves guiding junior analysts, developing modeling standards, and delivering substantiation reports for FAA airworthiness.

The candidate should have 10+ years in aerospace structures, a engineering degree (MS preferred), and proficiency in Nastran/Optistruct/Ansys/Abaqus/LS-Dyna, with hands-on FE methods experience.

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years of experience with aircraft/spacecraft/launch vehicle structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; MS preferred.
• Proven experience with stress, fatigue, and/or damage tolerance analysis on metallic or composite structures.

Responsibilities

• Perform trade studies and derive requirements to establish vehicle configuration.
• Conduct hand calculations and FEM analysis of primary/secondary structures.
• Develop standards for model creation, strength checks, and analysis reports.

Skills

Aerospace experience

FEA analysis

Stress analysis

Fatigue & damage tolerance

Nastran

Optistruct

Abaqus

Ansys

LS-Dyna

Finite Element Methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Nastran

Optistruct

Ansys

Abaqus

LS-Dyna

Job description

Archer is seeking a senior structural analyst to perform stress analysis and FEM studies on all-electric aerospace structures in San Jose, CA. The role involves guiding junior analysts, developing modeling standards, and delivering substantiation reports for FAA airworthiness.

The candidate should have 10+ years in aerospace structures, a engineering degree (MS preferred), and proficiency in Nastran/Optistruct/Ansys/Abaqus/LS-Dyna, with hands-on FE methods experience.