Sr Structural Engineer – Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Lead

Sierra Nevada Corporation • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies. If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here. If you like solving problems and working with complex materials and systems, join our amazing team! As a Structural Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design, evaluate, and certify our cutting edge products and services. You'll examine complex metallic structures and systems. Your technical duties involve analysis and development of fatigue and damage tolerance analysis and certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Thorough understanding of engineering principles and practices
• Advanced knowledge of Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analyses - Miner's Rule
• Experience performing fatigue and damage tolerance analysis utilizing tools such as NASGRO or AFGROW
• Ability to author substantiation reports
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to perform classical analysis using industry standard hand calculation methods
• Knowledge of industry-standard mechanical design principles, to include, but not limited to model-based definition, material hardware selection, manufacturing and production processes
• Author process development documents

Responsibilities

• Perform structural fatigue and damage tolerance analysis of aircraft modifications, including preparation of technical documentation required for airworthiness
• Develop mission profiles and usage spectrums for use in service life analysis
• Lead a team of F&DT engineers and serve as an expert for fatigue and fracture
• Possesses expertise in industry best practices for analyzing and designing airframe primary structures and load paths
• Collaborates with customers and regulatory agencies to establish and uphold certification processes that ensure compliance with requirements.
• Skilled in creating free body diagrams, calculating reaction forces, analyzing internal load distributions, identifying local stress concentrations, and evaluating operational usage environments
• Developing and disseminating processes, methods, and tools specifically for fatigue and damage tolerance analysis
• Guiding and mentoring colleagues
• Working to certify analysis methods and structures of various aircraft
• Coordinate with certification team and certification authorities to architect program F&DT plan, ultimately ending in FAA (or other authority, ie USAF, NAVAIR, etc) certified products

Benefits

• SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
• SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees