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Boeing · 2 months ago

Fatigue Test Structural Analysis Engineer (Experienced/Expert)

USA - Tukwila, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$129K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

The Boeing Company is a leading aerospace manufacturer, and they are seeking experienced Structural Analysis Engineers to join their B-1B Full Scale Fatigue Test support team. The role involves executing inspections, modifications, and upgrades for the B-1B program, while coordinating with various teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and requirements.

AerospaceIndustrial

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Coordinates with other teams, verbally and in writing, to establish the product's environment and ensure the best possible outcome of test plans

Understands industry best practices in airframe primary structure and loadpaths

Develops written test plans and configurations, supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications

Track and support multiple tasks in work with other engineering and non-engineering groups

Defines and documents certification and test results to substantiate for customers and regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied

Supports in-service products by investigating failures and analyzing improvements

Works with customers and regulatory agencies to define and maintain certification processes that will ensure requirements are met

Develops processes/tools to improve effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the inspection and repair efforts

Oversees compliance with methodology and processes for test article inspection execution, repair and return to cycling

Evaluates emerging technologies to develop future product designs to meet projected requirements

Understands the unique challenges of working a Legacy program that was originally certified using 2D drawings, in contrast to a new development program which is purely Model Based

Works under general direction

As Team Lead, will be responsible for team members properly performing their tasks

Schedule and status tasks assigned to team members

Leads development, integration and documentation of structural requirements to substantiate the system design

Understands proper application of loads in FEMs and mentors early career engineers

Understands industry best practices in analysis and design of airframe primary structure and load paths, mentors early career engineers

Leads development of test plans and configurations, supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications

Coordinates with other teams to establish the product's environment

Defines and documents certification and test results to substantiate for customers and regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied

Supports in-service products by investigating failures and analyzing improvements

Works with customers and regulatory agencies to define and maintain certification processes that will ensure requirements are met

Develops and documents processes/tools to improve effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the inspection and repair efforts

Oversees compliance with methodology and processes for test article inspection execution, repair and return to cycling

Forecasts parts and material required to execute restoration and repair using inspection requirements and ensures components are available when needed or develops and executes mitigation plans

Works under minimal direction

Qualification

Structural analysis engineeringAircraft fleet supportTest plan developmentFinite element modelingVisual Basic programmingPython programmingMaterial Review Board assessmentsHypermeshAbaqus CAENastranServant leadershipCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited course of study in engineering or engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology)

3 or more years of experience in aircraft fleet support engineering or related product sustainment engineering, sizing, designing and developing complex structural repairs

3 or more years leading engineering projects

5 or more years' experience using structural design engineering principles to perform analysis of aircraft structures (e.g., fatigue, damage tolerance, corrosion, stress analysis, statics, materials strength, material characteristics, classical hand calculations and repair techniques)

Excellent written, verbal communications and presentation skills

Skilled at building relationships across teams and within a team based on mutual respect, servant leadership, and recognizing the hidden value in others

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship

An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start may be required

Preferred

9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

9 or more years' experience using structural design engineering principles to perform analysis of aircraft structures (e.g., fatigue, damage tolerance, corrosion, stress analysis, statics, materials strength, material characteristics, classical hand calculations and repair techniques)

Experience performing Material Review Board assessments and analysis

Experience managing multiple priorities, tasks and people in a dynamic environment

Experience writing code using Visual Basic or Python programming languages

Experience with large structural fatigue test campaigns

Experience with Aircraft Primary Structures on military high performance aircraft

Experience with Hypermesh, Abaqus CAE, and/or Nastran

Experience validating or verifying finite element model results