Experienced / Senior Loads and Dynamics Engineer

Position Responsibilities

• Lead in developing air vehicle environments for vibrations, shock, and/or acoustic noise
• Collaborate with the airframe & subsystems design and analysis engineers to generate integrated models for flight vehicle analysis consistent with a Model Based Engineering (MBE) environment
• Perform analysis for buffet, aeroacoustics, and vibration to support air vehicle design and stores integration
• Define flight envelopes and operational limits based on analysis and/or test results
• Develop flight test and ground test plans
• Execute wind tunnel, ground, and/or flight test programs by the development of test requirements, providing data for pre-test analysis, monitoring testing, data analysis and documenting results, in order to support design and verification of vehicle and components
• Review and approve airframe and subsystem hardware packages for flight worthiness and to ensure the air vehicle meets the service environment
• Onsite support for hardware vendor qualification tests, including troubleshooting and approving test plan changes
• Provide data to support the definition and documentation of structural design requirements for the service life of the product, to ensure company, customer and regulatory requirements are met
• Present load and/or dynamic issues to management and customers during program level reviews and other technical meetings

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Strong understanding of structural dynamics, including dynamic response of structures and vibration analysis
• Proficiency in structural analysis software, such as NASTRAN

Preferred Qualifications

• Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Active U.S. Secret Clearance
• Experience leading teams and/or projects
• Proficiency in one or more higher-level programming languages such as Python, Fortran, MATLAB, or similar
• Experience with supersonic and subsonic military aircraft