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Join EnCore, a proud Boeing subsidiary, where we design and build innovative aircraft cabin interiors that enhance comfort, efficiency, and flexibility.We offer customizable, pre-certified components and lightweight seating for new aircraft and retrofits, including full interior solutions like galleys, lavatories, and seats designed for the Boeing 737 Sky Interior. With in-house design, engineering, and certification, we stay clearly ahead and deliver high-quality cabin components. We also support aftermarket upgrades with certified modification kits and digital cabin signage to improve the passenger experience.

Be part of our talented team and start soaring to new heights!

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Determine structural certification path for installations, units, and components.
• Carry out preliminary and detailed stress analysis of aircraft interior units and components using FEA (FEMAP/NASTRAN) and hand calculations.
• Prepare interface loads reports and static test plans/reports, stress analysis reports, comparative analysis reports, etc.
• Manage static testing efforts, including instructing the technician on the setup and verifying its accuracy prior to start of static testing, interfacing with the DER to coordinate static testing and resolve any deviations from the test plan. Assist technician with fabrication of the setup as needed.
• Acts as primary interface with customer stress engineers to identify and assist in articulation of customer requirements and priorities; discuss and resolve technical/program issues and problems.

and provide contract status and updates.

• Identifies, evaluates, establishes, and implements alternative courses of action in response to changing customer focus, requirements, or needs relating to structural analysis.

• May act as a functional lead over other stress engineers on one or more projects (Level II or III only).

Education:

• A High School Diploma is required.
• A four-year college degree (Bachelor's degree) is required, with a major in
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • A related field (coursework in Strength of Materials is highly desired, coursework in FEA, Analysis of Composite Materials, and Stress Analysis desired)
• Master's degree is desired.

Experience:

• Level I: 0-5 years of direct experience
• Level II: 2-10 years of direct experience
• Level III: 7+ years of direct experience

Skills:

• Strong computer knowledge
• Advanced finite element modeling skills required (Level II and III). FEMAP/NASTRAN is preferred, but PATRAN, Abaqus, Ansys and others may be considered.
• Ability to prepare and review detailed stress reports to company, FAA and customer standards.
• Ability to review drawings with other company disciplines and provide structures input.
• Ability to define structural test requirements for laboratory and full-scale testing.
• Ability to review test results and correlate with analytical models.
• Must possess good understanding of aerospace materials and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to review overall design and provide structures input at PDR & CDR.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Programming (VBA macros)
• Catia V5 working knowledge.
• Previous experience fabricating with wood and steel due to the hands-on nature of physical testing, which the stress engineer defines in test plans.
• Experience with design for aircraft interiors, specifically, aircraft galleys.

Other:

• Extended or irregular hours may be required.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Boeing EnCore is an "at-will" employer; employment is at the mutual consent of both the employee and the employer, and may be terminated at will for any reason, with or without cause, at any time during employment with the Company.
• As business conditions warrant a change in the operating necessities of the Company, all employees are expected to react productively, handle other essential tasks assigned now or in the future.
• Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at a division.

• Work is provided to this position on a goal or project basis. Independently determines methods and procedures of how to accomplish routine work. May receive general instructions on new assignments.

• May oversee work teams as related to stress engineering (Levels II and III).

• Develop and provide solutions for a variety of problems based on established precedents and policies.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.