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Sonaca North America · 4 months ago

Stress Engineer III (REMOTE)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$117K/yr - $192K/yr

10+ years exp

Sonaca North America is a leading provider of aerospace and defense solutions, committed to innovation and excellence. They are seeking a Stress Engineer III to provide stress analysis input to the Engineering Integrated Product Team, ensuring successful product development and optimizing load paths throughout the design process.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with customer to identify all design and stress requirements for a particular product

Evaluate requirements and structural complexity to determine the most effective stress analysis method

Work with design during conceptual phase to optimize load paths

Work with IPT throughout joint definition phase to optimize structure for weight, cost, and producbility while maintaining required strength and durability. Continue to optimize structure during release of detailed engineering

Develop and validate internal loads using classical and finite element (FEM) approaches

Provide detailed stress analysis of metal and composite structures by classical hand stress calculations and FEM analysis utilizing software such as NASTRAN/PATRAN

Analyze ability of product to withstand stress imposed by conditions such as temperature, loads, motion, and vibration

Provide fatigue and damage tolerance analysis as required

Validate design for optimal material selection and corrosion prevention

Support production by resolving manufacturing issues including disposition of rejection tags

Provide fleet support by developing and substantiating repairs

Direct preparation of final stress analysis reports to substantiate that the design satisfies all relevant EASA or FAA regulations and customer requirements

Assist in preparation of test plans, provide technical support during testing, analyze test results and document conclusions

Provide technical leadership and on-the-job training to team of assigned engineers to enhance skill development of junior engineers

Coordinate all aspects of team activity to maximize productivity and meet schedule and cost targets

Conduct frequent coordination with customer for all stress related issues, typically attending weekly customer meetings. Track status of action items and deliverables to and from customer. Prepare and present stress data for design reviews and other technical meetings with customer

Directs work of others and acts as lead

Performs other duties as required, such as bid and proposal support

Qualification

Stress analysisFinite Element Method (FEM)NASTRAN/PATRANAerospace industry experienceTechnical leadershipMS OfficeCATIA V5Fatigue analysisDamage tolerance analysis