Sr. Specialist, Structural (Stress) Engineer

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Stress Engineer to perform aircraft structural analysis using classical methods and FEM. You will lead a small team, mentor engineers, and help develop bids with labor forecasts while ensuring FAA and military airworthiness compliance.

The role requires strong hands-on analysis, collaboration with design teams, and travel to hangars. Candidates should have advanced FEM skills and experience with NX/Teamcenter, and be eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or related field with 6+ years of structural analysis experience.
• Graduate degree with 4+ years of experience or 10+ years in lieu of degree.
• Experience in fixed-wing transport structural analysis and airworthiness requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform classical hand analysis and FEM to predict internal loads and stresses.
• Lead a small team of stress engineers, mentoring on problems, budgets, and schedules.
• Develop engineering estimates for bids and provide labor forecasts.
• Create free body diagrams and calculate loads and stresses.
• Document analysis in formal reports to ensure airworthiness compliance.
• Collaborate with design engineers on aircraft modifications and installations.
• Review CAD/PLM data and ensure design meets airworthiness requirements.
• Travel to flight lines and hangars as needed (5% travel).
• Ensure compliance with FAA/military requirements and maintain security clearance.
• Drive efficiency and manage scope, budget, and schedules for tasks.

Skills

Finite element analysis

Femap

MSC Nastran

Aircraft structural analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or related field

Graduate degree (MS/PhD) in related field

10+ years of equivalent experience in lieu of degree

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

MS Office

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer)

Job Code: 46525

Job Location: Greenville, Rockwall, or Plano, TX (On-Site)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off.

Job Description

L3Harris is seeking qualified individuals to join our Aeronautical Systems Engineering team as a Stress Engineer. In this role, you will perform analysis of aircraft structure using classical and finite element analysis methods to develop free body diagrams, calculate internal loads and stresses, and write margins of safety for static strength. You will lead a small team of other stress engineers by mentoring them on technical problems and managing their budget and schedule performance. You will also support the development of engineering estimates for bids and provide input for a monthly labor forecast for your team.

Selected candidate can sit in Greenville, TX, Rockwall, TX, or Plano, TX position will be On-Site

Essential Functions

• 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 the results to establish allowable strength data.
• Document structural analysis in formal reports to show compliance with airworthiness requirements.
• Manage personal work to stay within scope, budget, and schedule for assigned tasks.
• Mentor and lead other engineers in performing structural analysis.
• Estimate engineering labor hours for formal bids and manage labor forecasts for a small team of engineers.
• The ability to analyze the static strength of aircraft structure with classical methods from publicly available data.
• Advanced knowledge of the application of finite element analysis with Femap and MSC Nastran for FAA projects.
• Review engineering design data with CAD and PLM software.
• Familiarity with FAA and military airworthiness requirements for static strength.
• Able to travel to and from flight lines and work in aircraft hangar environments (some positions will require the ability to board/exit aircraft).
• Willing and able to travel. (5%)
• Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications

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

Preferred Additional Skills

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience with NX and Teamcenter.
• Skilled in automating calculations using VBA in Excel or another programming language.
• Experience in engineering leadership.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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