Structural Design Engineer

Actalent, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent, Inc. seeks a Structural Design Engineer to lead aerospace structural design, focusing on doors, hinges, latches, and composite primary/secondary structures. You will guide junior engineers and use CATIA V5 for part/assembly design, surface-wireframe, and composites workbench.

The role emphasizes high-temperature materials and GD&T. The position is a long-term contract of at least 18 months, onsite in a cleared Fort Worth, TX facility, with a pay range of $50.00–$100.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in aircraft design with both metallics and composites.
• Experience in space vehicle design.
• Proficiency in CATIA V5, particularly in part design, assembly design, and composites workbench.
• Experience with GFEM (Global Finite Element Models) and DFEM (Detail Finite Element Models).
• Ability to create and run FEMs for conceptual design work to validate design principles.
• Knowledge of various material forms and processes for conceptual design trade studies.
• Ability to execute trade studies considering design solutions for weight, cost, and schedule constraints.
• Experience working in an IPT (Integrated Product Team) environment with design, fabrication, and assembly functions.

Responsibilities

• Design complex kinematic solutions in a conceptual design environment.
• Guide structural architecture definition through identification and proposing advanced technology.
• Support design through trade studies, concept development, and interface development.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers in structural design.
• Utilize CATIA for part design, assembly design, surface-wireframe, and composites workbench.
• Design primary and secondary structures using composites.
• Work with high-temperature material forming.
• Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles.

Skills

Aircraft design

Space vehicle design

CATIA V5

GFEM/DFEM

FEM analysis

Materials & processes

Trade studies

IPT collaboration

Tools

CATIA V5

Job description

Structural Design Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Structural Design Engineer with a strong experience in mechanical design, particularly with an emphasis on doors. This role involves designing hinge and latch mechanisms and guiding junior engineers in structural design for space vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Design complex kinematic solutions in a conceptual design environment.
• Guide structural architecture definition through identification and proposing advanced technology.
• Support design through trade studies, concept development, and interface development.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers in structural design.
• Utilize CATIA for part design, assembly design, surface-wireframe, and composites workbench.
• Design primary and secondary structures using composites.
• Work with high-temperature material forming.
• Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in aircraft design with both metallics and composites.
• Experience in space vehicle design.
• Proficiency in CATIA V5, particularly in part design, assembly design, and composites workbench.
• Experience with GFEM (Global Finite Element Models) and DFEM (Detail Finite Element Models).
• Ability to create and run FEMs for conceptual design work to validate design principles.
• Knowledge of various material forms and processes for conceptual design trade studies.
• Ability to execute trade studies considering design solutions for weight, cost, and schedule constraints.
• Experience working in an IPT (Integrated Product Team) environment with design, fabrication, and assembly functions.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in wing design, fuselage design, vertical tail design, air vehicle door design, and stringer/frames/clips design is desired.
• DoD clearances are required.
• Experience with high-temperature materials and GD&T.

Work Environment

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. This role requires onsite presence in a cleared facility to perform the work. The position offers a long-term contract of at least 18 months supporting an Actalent Client onsite as a Tek Systems employee.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Fort Worth, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $100.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fort Worth,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 31, 2025.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.