Senior Structural Engineer

Company: JT4, LLC
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: September 10, 2020

Job Description:

JT4 is hiring a Senior Structural Engineer for their Edwards Air Force Base location near Lancaster, CA. DUTIES

• Perform structural analysis on metallic and composite airframe structures.
• Develop solutions to difficult problems that are thorough, imaginative, practical, and consistent with program objectives.
• Coordination and clear communication with other disciplines during the development of design solutions.
• Concise presentation and explanation of structural issues/solutions to internal management and customer representatives.
• Review of completed analyses, drawings, and repairs for accuracy, clarity, and completeness.
• Evaluation of engineering products for conformity to standards, procedures, and specifications.
• Serves as a Principal Investigator and individual contributor to contract research, development, integration, and sustainment projects.
• Develops and applies advanced methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and difficult system design requirements and problems.
• Conducts investigations of considerable complexity.
• Provides technical consultation to other organizations or customers.
• Directs interface and liaison with internal and external customers at all levels from quotation to final design and test activities, design reviews, and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements and specifications.
• Plans, conducts, and technically directs projects or major phases of significant projects requiring the expert application of advanced knowledge.
• Reviews completion and implementation of systems additions and/or enhancements and recommends corrections in technical application and analysis to management.
• Represents the Company as technical advisor in high-level meetings and briefings with Company and customer personnel.
• Prepares, delivers, and submits technical papers and performs engineering studies.
• Supports development of technical proposals and provides comments on the technical content and level of effort of the proposed scope of work.
• Maintains technical project responsibility for assigned tasks and advises management of progress in support of the technical and administrative direction of project operations.
• Conducts site visits and experimental investigations and analyzes engineering problems, proposes solutions and alternatives, and provides recommendations.
• Develops, interprets, and implements technical and administrative operating policies and procedures.
• Performs other position-related duties and assignments as directed. Requirements:
  • BS degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical) from an ABET accredited school.
  • Minimum of 7 years of Aerospace structural analysis experience.
  • Experience in Composite Structural Analysis Methods and documentation, detailed analysis procedures, load path development, layout and detail sizing, impact damage effects, failure theories, stacking sequence/laminate analysis, environmental effects, bolted and bonded composite joints, and finite element modeling of composite structures is required.
  • Extensive experience in Structural Analysis Methods and documentation, including hand-sheet analysis, as well as the development and manipulation of large FE Models of metallic and composite structures is required.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to direct senior technical personnel in project assignments involving research, development, integration, and sustainment of complex systems or processes.
  • Must use superior communications skills, both verbal and written, in day-to-day project activities as well as in briefing customers and in writing reports and proposals.
  • Must possess planning/organizing skills and have a working knowledge of computer systems and computer-based engineering tools.
  • Experience working on Special Access Programs preferred.
  • Experience working on military aircraft preferred
  • Experience with analytical software (MATLAB, PTYHON, STAAD Pro ETC.) preferred.
  • Must be a US citizen.
  • Must qualify for and maintain a current Security Clearance.
  • Must possess a valid, state issued driver's license Associated topics: autocad, building information, civil designer, design, drafter, material, model, stability, structural engineer, water resource

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