AAA United States, Inc. has partnered with a company in Wichita, Kansas that is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. With expertise in aluminum and advanced composite manufacturing solutions, the company’s core products include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, pylons, and nacelles.
The Structural Analysis Engineer is responsible for analyzing, designing, and validating the structural integrity of aerospace components, systems, and structures.
Essential Job Functions:
- Apply knowledge of structural analysis (e.g., materials technology, finite element modeling, static analysis, fatigue analysis, damage tolerance analysis, thermal analysis, vibration analysis, structural testing, etc.) to determine structural adequacy for customer requirements and regulatory compliance; and to collaborate on structural design, manufacturing, and post-delivery of products
- Areas of expertise may include primary and secondary structural analysis
- Candidates are expected to perform as individual contributors within a team environment.
Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related engineering course of study from an ABET accredited program
- Requires educational credentials meeting the Spirit classification standards for engineers and typically 0 to 1 year of full-time experience in a stress or structural analysis engineering classification / position
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Familiarity with detailed FEA, CATIA V5 or similar tools, and classical structural analysis techniques using free body diagrams and internal loads model data
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment
- Working knowledge of aerospace industry practices and standards
- Advanced thinking and problem-solving ability
