Structures Engineer

Aurora Flight Sciences; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Flight Sciences, located in Cambridge, MA, seeks a talented Structures Engineer to design, build, and evaluate advanced aircraft structures. Successful candidates will perform structural sizing evaluations, write comprehensive technical reports, and support test preparations. A Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering is essential along with strong communication skills and experience in classical hand analysis. The annual salary range is between $75,000 and $164,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen to obtain US Security Clearance.
• Typically 2 or more years' related work experience in the field.
• Experience with metallic and composite components.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural sizing and integrity evaluations.
• Write accurate and comprehensive technical reports.
• Support test preparation, execution, and results reporting.

Skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office 365

Classical hand analysis

FEM idealization

3D CAD packages

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Femap

Nastran

ANSYS

CATIA V5

SolidWorks

Job description

Position Overview

At Aurora Flight Sciences, we design, build, and fly advanced aircraft and enabling technologies from concept to reality. We are searching for a talented and self‑motivated Structures Engineer to help us create the future of flight.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural sizing and structural integrity evaluations using agreed analysis methods.
• Write technical reports that are accurate, clear, and comprehensive to be peer reviewed by other analysts.
• Be proactive in learning new skills, taking on new assignments, learning analysis methods and procedures.
• Assist the senior analysts in developing standardized analysis methods and preparing for technical interchange meetings.
• Maintain good communication with peers and leads when onsite or remote.
• Support test preparation, execution, and reporting results to validate and verify components meet requirements and specifications.

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related discipline and typically 2 or more years' related work experience.
• Strong English written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10.
• Experience in classical hand analysis for strength and stability of metallic and composite components.

Preferred Requirements

• Demonstrate proficiency in FEM idealization and good modeling practices using Femap, Nastran, ANSYS, Abacus or other FEA packages.
• Able to work independently through common analysis tasks.
• Willing to take on difficult or complex aircraft structural challenges by applying various learned aerospace industry standard classical analysis techniques for both metallic and composite structures.
• Understanding of metallic and composite materials (e.g., forming, machining, lamination theory, fabrication and assembly processes, etc.).
• Automate workflows for speed and efficiency using Microsoft Office 365, VBA, Python, MATLAB, or Boeing custom tools.
• Ability to effectively present technical data in written and oral form.
• Leading small teams through completion of a task in support of a larger milestone.
• Experience with a 3D CAD package CATIA V5, SolidWorks, Creo, NX/Unigraphics, Fusion 360, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work on‑site on a weekly basis at our Manassas, VA or Cambridge, MA locations.

Salary Range (Annualized USD)

• Minimum Range: $75,000.00 to $134,000.00
• Maximum Range: $92,000.00 to $164,000.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.