Stress Engineer

Insight Global; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading company in aerospace component manufacturing seeks a Stress Analysis Engineer to enhance structural designs and ensure compliance with safety factors. The role involves conducting various structural analyses and collaborating with cross-functional teams on projects related to spacecraft and ground support equipment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in stress analysis within aerospace or motorsports.
• Experience with Classical Laminate Theory (CLT) and composite materials.
• Experience with COPVs (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for analysis of structures across multiple aerospace projects.
• Conducting structural analyses using hand calculations and finite element analysis.
• Collaborating with design, manufacturing, and test teams.

Skills

Stress Analysis

Structural Analysis

Programming in Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Patran

Femap

Job description

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Base pay range

$100,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

Position: Stress Analysis Engineer

Location: ONSITE in Cedar Park, TX 78613

Salary: $100,000-120,000/year (depending on experience)

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering
• 5+ years of experience in stress analysis, preferably within aerospace or motorsports
• 5+ years of structural, fluid, buckling, stability, and non-linear analysis experience
• Experience with Classical Laminate Theory (CLT) and composite materials
• Experience with structural analysis tools such as Patran, ANSYS, and Femap
• Programming experience in Python
• Experience with COPVs (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels)
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly, including CLT and structural fundamentals

Plusses:

• Experience working in high-performance environments such as Formula 1 or aerospace development programs
• Functional CAD skills
• Familiarity with LabVIEW and MATLAB

Day-to-Day:

As a Stress Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for analysis of various structures across multiple projects including spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, and launch and test ground support equipment. Your role involves using structural analysis to enhance existing designs and influence new ones by reducing weight while ensuring compliance with program and customer strength and stability requirements. You will also use hardware testing to correlate and validate analysis models. Specific duties include:

• Collaborating with design, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to develop hardware throughout the design lifecycle
• Conducting structural analyses using classical hand calculations and finite element analysis for composites and metals
• Performing linear and non-linear structural analysis, eigenvalue buckling analysis, non-linear buckling analysis, and modal finite element analysis using ANSYS and NX Nastran
• Creating test requirements to ensure sufficient data for analysis correlation
• Validating finite element analysis with hand calculations and test data
• Reviewing both internal and external analyses
• Working with responsible and systems engineers to define necessary material properties and part modifications to meet structural requirements
• Writing strength and stability margins to meet required program safety factors

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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