Aircraft Structural Analysis Engineer – Durability & Damage

PGS Worldwide • Fort Worth, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Aircraft Structural Analysis Engineer – Durability & Damage Tolerance in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a one-year, onsite, contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace and defense company. The position performs durability, fatigue, fracture mechanics, and damage-tolerance analysis to support aircraft structural integrity and service-life management.

The engineer conducts structural assessments and analysis, supports design evaluations and Material Review Board (MRB) activity, reviews engineering drawings, prepares structural-analysis reports, and helps manage structural discrepancies and nonconformances. The role also supports force-management data, Force Structural Maintenance Plans (FSMPs), Individual Aircraft Tracking (IAT), and other service-life management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of Material Review Board (MRB), structural stress, fatigue, durability, or damage-tolerance analysis experience.
• 5+ years of airframe structural stress and/or fatigue analysis experience.
• Experience performing crack-growth, fracture-mechanics, and damage-tolerance analysis.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft structural load paths and structural behavior.
• Experience interpreting aircraft engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of material properties and aircraft manufacturing processes.
• Experience with Navy and/or Air Force service-life analysis criteria.
• Knowledge of aircraft structural maintenance requirements.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform Durability and Damage Tolerance (DaDT) and fatigue analyses on aircraft structures.
• Conduct structural sizing and strength assessments for primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• Use crack-initiation and crack-growth analysis tools to support design evaluations and MRB activity.
• Review engineering drawings and prepare structural-analysis reports.
• Support disposition of structural discrepancies and nonconformances.
• Develop force-management source data supporting safe airframe operation.
• Develop and implement Force Structural Maintenance Plans (FSMPs).
• Support Individual Aircraft Tracking (IAT) and other service-life management activities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level