Integration and Test Engineer (Structures), Omen
Core
Lead structural test planning and execution for primary and secondary airframe structures of autonomous air vehicles, ensuring safety and validating design through static, dynamic, and proof load testing.
Role type
Senior IC structural test engineer (aerospace)
Builds
Autonomous air vehicles (hover-to-cruise platforms) for defense and civilian domains
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Structural Engineering
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Structural testing of aerospace/automotive structures, Composite materials testing, Load test setup development, Ground Vibration Testing (GVT), Structural Mode Interaction (SMI) characterization, FEA correlation, Structural test instrumentation (strain gauges, load cells, DIC), DAQ setup and operation
Preferred skills
Defense Industry background
Technologies
Hydraulic actuators, Load introduction fixtures, Reaction structures, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
Responsibilities
Own structural test activities from materials characterization through component and assembly-level static testing; Develop and execute structural test plans including coupon, element, and full-scale tests; Plan and execute structural proof load and ultimate load test programs; Coordinate with structures analysis team to correlate FEA predictions with test results; Support characterization of nacelle loads, wing torsion, and aeroelastic interactions; Implement and maintain processes for configuration control of structural test articles and fixtures; Develop instrumentation plans for structural tests.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
