Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Loads - Ranger (R6352)
Core
Define, analyze, and validate loads environments to drive structural design for the Project Ranger air vehicle.
Role type
Staff IC aerostructures loads engineer
Builds
Air vehicle and component level loads analyses for primary and secondary structures
Domain
Defense / Aerospace
Required skills
aircraft loads fundamentals, structural mechanics, aircraft dynamics, aerodynamics, inertia relief, load paths, free body diagrams, finite element model interface loads, static/dynamic/maneuver/gust/landing/ground/handling/transport/test loads analysis
Preferred skills
aeroelasticity, flutter, dynamic response, vibration, fatigue, durability, damage tolerance, nonlinear structural analysis
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, Nastran, Patran, FEMAP, HyperMesh
Responsibilities
Develop air vehicle and component level loads analyses for primary and secondary structures; Create and maintain loads models, free body diagrams, load paths, load cases, design envelopes, and critical load conditions; Partner with Aerodynamics, Flight Controls, Mass Properties, Propulsion, and Systems Engineering to define external loads, inertial loads, aerodynamic loads, actuator loads, interface loads, and vehicle operating conditions; Deliver clear loads documentation including design load reports, interface control loads, critical condition summaries, assumptions, margins, and recommendations; Support ground and flight test planning, instrumentation definition, correlation activities, structural test execution, and post test data analysis to validate models and refine structural loads predictions