Stress Analysis Engineer

Duration: 11 Months

Responsible for ensuring the structural integrity of the airframe, landing gear, propulsion and mission system installations and all other interfaces to the airframe fuselage including electrical, controls and dynamic systems. Produce structural substantiations in support of Design, Test, Certification, Production Operations, and Field Operations.

Provide part sizing, material, tolerances to Design based on static and fatigue requirements using Sikorsky Stress analysis tools, classic methods, and finite element tools. Current focus is composite structures but includes metallic structure.

Compute fatigue lives for predicted aircraft usage.

Interpret detail, assembly, and installation type drawings. Manipulate / review model-based part/assembly definition in CAD environment.

Required Skills:

- Minimum of 12 years’ experience in the functions described above with demonstrated knowledge of classical and FEA based structural analysis methods.

- Strong familiarity with Finite Element Modeling of airframe structure for static and fatigue purposes.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills.

- Working knowledge of composite airframe structure construction, analysis approaches, typical failure modes.

Preferred Skills:

- NASTRAN/PATRAN

- Catia V5

- 3DX/Catia V6

- MS Office applications.

- Familiarity with Sikorsky Structural Analysis Tools and Methods

- Familiarity with composite airframe structure manufacturing methods

Other:

- 4 day work week (10 hrs/day 4 days/week, typically Mon thru Thur) with some flexibility possible (e.g. Mon thru Fri).

- Hybrid working - Must work on site in Stratford, CT on Tuesdays and Wednesdays minimum. May work from home Mon/Thur, laptop provided.

- Secret Clearance preferred but not required.

- Must be US Citizen.