Structural Engineer

Brightpath Associates LLC; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an experienced structural engineer to own end-to-end marine vessel design from concept to sea trials. You will perform FEA for stress, fatigue, buckling, and load cases, and work with composite and metallic materials to optimize weight, strength, manufacturability, and cost.

Collaborate with fabricators, shipyards, and cross-functional teams, lead prototype fabrication and testing, and drive design iterations based on test results and root-cause analyses.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years of structural/mechanical/marine engineering experience.
• Hands-on hardware ownership, FEA, CAD, and structural DFM.
• Experience with marine/USV/ASV, composite, aerospace, robotics, or other demanding hardware is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end structural design and development of marine vessels from concept to sea trials.
• 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 test results.

Skills

Structural design

Prototype fabrication

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, or 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.