Structural Engineer

Brightpath Associates LLC; California; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC seeks an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end structural design and development of marine vessels, from concept and CAD through fabrication, testing, integration, and sea trials.

The role designs hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and interfaces; performs structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, and load cases; works with FRP composites and metals; collaborates with fabricators, shipyards, and engineers; leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated technical experience.
• Use CAD, first-principles calculations, and FEA to optimize structures for weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• Work hands-on with fabricators, suppliers, shipyards, technicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.
• Requires 3+ years of structural/mechanical/marine engineering experience, hands-on hardware ownership, FEA, CAD, and structural DFM.
• Marine/USV/ASV, composite, aerospace, robotics, motorsports, or other demanding hardware experience is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Design hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and structural interfaces.
• Perform structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, impact, shock, and load cases.
• Work with FRP composites and metallic materials, including material selection, joints, load paths, and failure modes.
• Use CAD, first-principles calculations, and FEA to optimize structures for weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.

Skills

Structural analysis

3+ years experience

Material selection

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture

Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Related field

Tools

CAD

FEA

Job description

This role owns end-to-end structural design and development of marine vessels, including composite and metallic structures, from concept and CAD through fabrication, testing, integration, and sea trials.

Background: - Aerospace & Defence or Marine

• Design hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and structural interfaces.

Perform structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, impact, shock, and load cases.

Work with FRP composites and metallic materials, including material selection, joints, load paths, and failure modes.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated technical experience.
• Use CAD, first-principles calculations, and FEA to optimize structures for weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• Work hands-on with fabricators, suppliers, shipyards, technicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.
• Requires 3+ years of structural/mechanical/marine engineering experience, hands-on hardware ownership, FEA, CAD, and structural DFM.
• Marine/USV/ASV, composite, aerospace, robotics, motorsports, or other demanding hardware experience is highly relevant.