Structural Engineer

Brightpath Associates LLC; California; Presencial; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Brightpath Associates LLC, based in California, is seeking an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end design and development of marine vessel structures from concept through fabrication and sea trials.

The role requires hands-on collaboration with fabricators, shipyards, and cross-functional teams, delivering optimized weight, strength, and manufacturability while leading prototype testing and design iterations.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Naval Architecture, Marine, Civil/Structural or related field.
• Experience with CAD and FEA to optimize weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.
• 3+ years of structural/mechanical/marine engineering experience; hands-on hardware ownership.

Responsabilidades

• Design hull structures, brackets, mounts, foundations, stiffeners, and structural interfaces.
• Perform structural analysis and FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, impact, shock, and load cases.
• Lead prototype fabrication, structural testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and design iterations.
• Support sea trials and correlate analysis with physical test results.
• Work hands-on with fabricators, suppliers, shipyards, technicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Descripción del empleo

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.