Structures Engineer

Structures Engineer

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 will include but not be limited to the following:

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