Structural Design Engineer

at  Geologics Corporation

Title: Senior Structural Analysis Engineer
Onsite Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Required: US Citizenship and Residency
W2 hourly contract only / NO C2C
Hourly Rate Range 80.00 - $123.00 DOE. With limited benefits
Senior Structural Analysis Engineer in Grand Prairie, TX to support the conceptual and detail design of advanced hardware through the full product life cycle via dynamics and structural analysis. Will work collaboratively with individuals from complementary disciplines within the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Sub-Contracts organizations. The engineer will have the opportunity to apply research to the planning, design, development, and testing of new aerospace and related products.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field from an accredited college/university.
• Professional experience, preferably working specifically in a Mechanical Engineering role focused on Dynamics and/or Structural analysis.
• Must be proficient with FEM solvers, MSC/NX Nastran, ANSA, FEMAP, Siemens NX, or other comparable FEM pre/postprocessors. To include advanced non-linear statics analysis.
• Familiarity with Airframe loads and structures
• Mature computer skills are required, including proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with CREO and CATIA is required.
• Must have ability to obtain secret clearance. Not needed to start.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Professional, hands-on experience providing dynamics analysis support for product design.
• Working knowledge in Modal analysis/correlation, shock analysis, vibration analysis/correlation
• Ability to work with little direction and develop advanced technical principles, techniques, and concepts.
• Experience in hardware design and development.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Analyzes, researches and develops structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design, or operation of aerospace product to include structural analysis and dynamic analyses.
• Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling. Specific structural engineering specialties may include dynamics and loads, stability and stress fatigue and thermal analysis.
• Analysis tools utilized include ANSA, ABAQUS, and NASTRAN (or similar finite element analysis pre/post processors). Design tools include CREO and CATIA.
• Report to the program mechanical analysis lead and be responsible for providing stress and dynamics support to the development team.
• A strong foundation in both stress and dynamic analysis is required and the candidate shall be proficient with relevant analytic tools for structural analysis and be able to create and correlate analytical models.
• Provide knowledge with linear statics, dynamics, laminated composites, and advanced non-linear static solutions, preferably using the NASTRAN solver.
• Offer experience with classical analysis techniques, and familiar with aircraft store load factors and dynamic loading, distribution and derivation of airframe loads, and sizing and layout of primary airframe structure and structural joints.
• Familiarity with laminated composite fabrication techniques and analysis, fuel systems and tank design, aircraft bomb-racks and derivation of lug and swaybrace loads, deployment of folded aero surfaces, and aeroelasticity/flutter analysis are desired.
• The work will be fast paced and require the evaluation of multiple competing concepts.
• Demonstrate experience and the ability to quickly assess design concepts and provide immediate and useful feedback to the team, be an active participant in technical interchange meetings, and be able to quickly and concisely document their work.

Interested applicants should email their resume directly to Mbaldwin@geologics.com

• Rates listed are not a guarantee of salary/rate. Rate offered at time of hire will depend on many factors including education, experience, interview results and skill level

GeoLogics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran