Job Type
Full-time
Description
Impact Summary:The Principal Structural Analysis Engineer serves as the foremost technical authority on aerospace structural integrity, helping to set the strategic direction for the organization's most critical and complex programs. Operating at the intersection of advanced engineering and executive leadership, this role defines engineering standards, drives enterprise-wide innovation, and helps to shape long-term technical vision. Principal Engineers influence organizational strategy, cultivate high-performing engineering culture, and serve as key ambassadors for the company's reputation in the global aerospace industry. Their decisions carry broad, lasting consequences across programs, client relationships, and competitive positioning.
Responsibilities:- Define the technical vision and engineering strategy for the most complex, high-visibility aerospace structural programs across the organization.
- Serve as the technical authority and escalation point for structural analysis challenges, design decisions, and validation frameworks.
- Drive the development and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices for structural analysis and finite element modeling.
- Partner with executive leadership to align engineering capabilities with organizational strategy, business development, and client growth objectives.
- Lead cross-functional and multidisciplinary engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Establish and oversee governance frameworks for review, approval, and quality assurance of technical drawings, analysis reports, and program deliverables.
- Representing the company as a subject matter expert in client engagements, proposals, and industry forums, reinforcing the organization's reputation as a leader in aerospace structural analysis.
- Identify, assess, and drive resolution of high-consequence technical risks across programs; develop enterprise mitigation strategies for structural integrity concerns.
- Promote the adoption of advanced computational tools, simulation technologies, and emerging methods in FEM and structural analysis.
- Mentor and develop junior, senior and staff engineers, building organizational depth and succession within the structural analysis discipline.
- Contribute to talent strategy, including hiring, performance evaluation, and career development of senior technical staff.
Competencies:• Visionary technical leadership with a proven ability to set and advance the strategic direction of a structural engineering organization.
• Distinguished expertise in aerospace structural analysis, finite element modeling, and related engineering disciplines.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for business and client audiences.
• Deep knowledge of aerospace industry standards, regulatory frameworks, and certification requirements for structural systems.
• Demonstrated ability to build, inspire, and sustain high-performing engineering teams across multiple disciplines and programs.
• Strategic thinking and sound judgment in high-stakes, ambiguous, or novel technical and business situations.
• Track record of driving organizational transformation through innovation, process improvement, and capability development.
• Recognized thought leader within the aerospace engineering community, internally and externally.
Requirements
Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required.
• 20+ years of progressive experience in aerospace structural analysis, finite element modeling, or related engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrated history of technical leadership at the senior or staff engineer level, including ownership of large-scale, high-complexity aerospace programs.
• Thorough understanding of aerospace regulations, certification requirements, and industry standards (e.g., FAA, DoD, MIL-STD, NASA, or equivalent).
• Expert in industry-standard analysis and simulation tools; experience with Simcenter FEMAP and NASTRAN strongly preferred.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance required.
General:This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the employee may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required.
Salary Information: The estimated starting salary for this position between is $187,200 - $208,000 annually however, the successful candidates starting pay will be based on, but not limited to, their experience, qualifications, skill set, work location, and market conditions. Pay and Benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company.
