Structural Integrity Engineer Principal

Location: Shelby, NC

About the role

As our Structural Integrity Engineer, you will perform static stress, fatigue life, and damage tolerance analysis on mechanical parts associated with aircraft rotary and linear actuation equipment, including gears. You will also conduct vibration, shock, and dynamic analysis on mechanical equipment; work with mechanical design engineers to optimize designs for minimum size and weight; and perform thermal analysis and FEA modeling on mechanical equipment, electric motors, and motor electronic drive assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Finite Element Modeling and structural analysis of aircraft rotary and linear actuation equipment and components such as gears, splines, shafts, bearings, ballscrews, housings, fasteners, and other related parts (ANSYS required, experience with Altair/Hyperworks desired).
• Fatigue analysis methods including Miner’s Rule, Rainflow, Equivalent Loading, and Damage Tolerance (NASGRO).
• Shock, vibration, and deflection FEA analysis.
• Stress analysis using traditional textbook methods (Roark, Shigley, Peterson, etc.).
• Thermal FEA analysis for electric motors, actuators, motor drive electronics assemblies, and printed circuit boards.
• Communicate and work collaboratively within product development teams, present work during formal design reviews, and document work clearly in deliverable stress and thermal analysis reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• 12+ years of experience.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Familiarity with analysis of rotating transmission equipment including geared components, splines, bearings, shafts, and housings.
• Finite element analysis experience (ANSYS required).
• Familiarity with fatigue analysis techniques and computer analysis tools such as Matlab, MathCad, NASGRO, Orbis.
• Familiarity with high-strength materials.
• Experience using FEA for steady-state and transient thermal simulation of mechanical and electronics equipment.
• Experience with NX Computer Aided Design is highly desirable as a basis for FEA modeling.
• Experience with gearing and gearbox mechanical design and layout using NX is desirable.

Pay

$131,000 to $189,200. Please note that the salary range is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in NC. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off.
• 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing.
• Health and Wellness Benefits.
• Learning and Development Opportunities.
• Referral Program.
• Competitive Pay.
• Recognition.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture.

About Us

Curtiss-Wright Actuation Division designs, manufactures, and supports electro-mechanical actuation products and systems for use in demanding applications in Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial Automation markets. Our market-leading solutions help improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers' operations and platforms, as well as reducing their environmental impact with energy-efficient electro-mechanical designs and technology.

For the Aerospace market, we supply actuation systems for flight control, landing gear, utility, and other applications on both commercial and military aircraft. In Ground & Naval Defense markets, we support a wide array of applications ranging from door assist, ramp and hatch actuation, weapons handling systems, radar and launch platform actuation, and robotic (AUV/ROV) actuation.