About the Opportunity:

Saratech is seeking an Airframe Stress Engineer to join the Structural Analysis department. This department employs classical and finite element analysis techniques to substantiate structure to the requirements. Additionally, they issue inspection plans to ensure the structure's continued airworthiness throughout the aircraft's lifetime. They also author governing documents and test documents, and specifications related to the aircraft structure to be consumed in the design, analysis, inspection and repair of the aircraft.

Salary Range:

$85 - $90 per hour

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform stress analysis of metallic and composite structural components, assemblies and systems to provide inputs to the design and ensure structural integrity.
• Author, review and approve analysis documentation.
• Create and/or utilize Finite Element Models (FEM).
• Perform Durability and Damage Tolerance (DADT) assessments.
• Review and approve the engineering definition for release in the product lifecycle system (PLM).
• Author, review and approve structural test plans and reports.
• Compare structural test results to analytical models (test vs Finite Element Model).
• Develop stress analysis tools and methodologies.
• Support multi-disciplinary configuration development and trade studies.
• Interface with materials & processes, structural test laboratories, flight test, manufacturing and customers/regulation authorities.
• Review, guide and support programs for new, supplemental and experimental certification under FAR Part 23 sub part C & D.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills and Abilities:

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent
• 5-7+ years of relevant industry experience (or 4+ with M.S.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with airframe static and fatigue stress analysis for both composite and metallic structures
• Knowledge of industry-standard classical analysis methods
• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis methods (FEMAP experience is a plus)
• Experience authoring stress notes and stress reports
• Experience supporting disposition of non-conformances
• Proficiency with CATIA V5/V6/3DX and ENOVIA V5/V6/3DX
• Knowledge of typical airframe structural design criteria
• Knowledge of FAR Part 23 certification requirements and processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Active Listening: Practice to gain insight and truly understand all project stakeholders.
• Critical Thinking: Make prompt, informed and value-based decisions for the project.
• Organization: Focus on agenda, schedules, frameworks, and methodologies, as well as communicating tasks, updates, progress, and blockers.
• Problem Solving: Assess issues from different vantage points and formulate the best solution in addressing specific challenges.
• Self-Motivation: Exude highest level of commitment and motivation to see it through from start to finish.
• Teamwork and Team Building: Establish a collaborative culture where people with unique personalities and skills happily work together and accountable to shared goal.
• Strong Business Communication: Use the right language, tone and storytelling techniques when communicating, describing, or explaining issues over email, chat, reports, presentations and other forms and channels of communication.
• Ability to work with domestic/international supplies/partners effectively

Other Requirements:

• Complies with all organizational policies and procedures
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all customer and/or employee information to assure customer and/or employee rights are protected
• Adheres to policies regarding notification of absence and PTO requests
• Attends all mandatory management and staff meetings
• Represents the organization in a respectful and professional manner
• Attend and comply with annual health, safety, training and education requirements
• Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean
• Subject to background check
• US Citizen or Green Card

Additional Information:

• Physical demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Follow detailed complex directions, reason and problem solve.
• The person will frequently communicate and converse with other staff. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Benefits:

Retirement Plan: All employees can enroll in the company's 401k with company matching.

Paid Sick time: All full-time and part-time employees will receive 40 sick hours per year or minimum sick time required by the state.

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