Aerospace Engineer Jobs in Renton, WA (NOW HIRING)

About the Team

AeroTECs Engineering Services Department supports and provides comprehensive, full-service aerospace engineering services to customers in aircraft design and certification. The Engineering Services Department is responsible for providing engineering consulting services related to aircraft performance, similarity analysis, reviewing and supporting certification activities, determining test requirements, and planning and documenting testing to meet customer needs. The Engineering Services Department provides several areas of expertise in Flight Sciences, Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems, Powerplant & FIFA, Air Systems, Cabin Safety, Structures and Liaison Engineering.

About the Role

The Structural Analysis Engineer position is responsible for performing stress analysis of aircraft structure including primary and secondary structural components as well as systems installations. The candidate must have experience using industry standard stress analysis methods to analyze metallic and composite structures. The position is fast-paced, full of technical challenges and growth opportunities. Candidate must exhibit flexibility to work on multiple programs from experimental aircrafts to FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STC).

In This Role You Will:

• Review and understand customer specifications, technical documentation, and structural configurations. 
• New program requirements review: impact assessment, methods of compliance.
• Perform design trade studies.
• Use aircraft Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (SRM, AMM, IPL) documents to extract information needed to perform stress analysis.
• Modify Instructions for Continued Airworthiness before reintegrating aircraft to service.
• Create coarse grid FEM’s to be used as loads models but also create Fine Grid FEM’s for stress analysis.
• Perform stress analysis using industry standard analytical approach.
• Produce stress analysis reports and FEM Validation reports.
• Detailed part and installation drawing review and stress approval.
• Provide stress support to manufacturing team: repairs, NCR dispositions.
• Support test planning: instrumentation definition, load conditions.
• Support certification process for STC.
• Document stress processes and develop efficient tools to automate stress analysis.
• Work in close cooperation with other engineering disciplines such as Design, Manufacturing, Systems, Flight Test, Loads and Weights & Balance.

The Skills You Will Bring (Minimum):

Education:

• Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Aerospace or Mechanical).

Experience:

• Five (5) years aerospace experience in Structural Analysis with at least one of the following structural analysis fields is required: static strength analysis, dynamic analysis, fatigue or damage tolerance.
• Analysis of metallic or composite structure is required.
• Experience with FEA is required. Simcenter Nastran, FEMAP and Simcenter3D are preferred.
• Experience with CATIA and NX is preferred.
• Knowledge of aircraft structure is preferred.
• Familiarity with FAR Part 25 subpart C.
• Familiarity with stress analysis methodologies documented in Bruhn, Niu, ESDU, Flabel, Peterson, Timoshenko, etc.
• Experience supporting structural testing, instrumentation definition to support flight test, ground test, and component testing, is preferred.
• Scripting experience with either Excel VB (macros), Python is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

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:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Must have the ability to sit for long periods of time.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Travel 25% (flying and driving) to various international and domestic worksites may be required.
• Driving personal vehicle for errands required. State drivers license and clean driving record required.