Associate Engineer, Airframe Stress Analysis

Otto Aerospace•Fort Worth, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Otto Aerospace is seeking an Engineer, Airframe Stress Analysis to be a member of our team. The ideal candidate has relevant stress analysis experience and a willingness to learn. You will join a team developing the world’s most efficient aircraft. Otto Aviation is seeking engineers, who are comfortable working from first principles, work great in a team atmosphere and get things done.

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent
0-2 years of relevant industry experience (or 1+ with M.S.)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of airframe static and fatigue stress analysis for both composite and metallic structures
Knowledge of industry standard classical analysis methods
Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis methods (FEMAP experience is a plus)
Proficiency with CATIA V5/V6/3DX and ENOVIA V5/V6/3DX is a plus
Active Listening: Practice to gain insight and truly understand all project stakeholders.
Critical Thinking: Make prompt, informed and value-based decisions for the project.
Organization: Focus on agenda, schedules, frameworks, and methodologies, as well as communicating tasks, updates, progress, and blockers.
Problem Solving: Assess issues from different vantage points and formulate the best solution in addressing specific challenges.
Self-Motivation: Exude highest level of commitment and motivation to see it through from start to finish.
Teamwork and Team Building: Establish a collaborative culture where people with unique personalities and skills happily work together and accountable to shared goal.
Strong Business Communication: Use the right language, tone and storytelling techniques when communicating, describing, or explaining issues over email, chat, reports, presentations and other forms and channels of communication.
Ability to work with domestic/international supplies/partners effectively

Responsibilities

Perform stress analysis of metallic and composite structural components, assemblies and systems to provide inputs to the design and ensure structural integrity.
Author analysis documentation.
Create and/or utilize Finite Element Models (FEM).
Perform Durability and Damage Tolerance (DADT) assessments.
Review engineering definition for release in the product lifecycle system (PLM).
Author structural test plans and reports.
Compare structural test results to analytical models (test vs Finite Element Model).
Support development of stress analysis tools and methodologies
Support multi-disciplinary configuration development and trade studies
Interface with materials & processes, structural test laboratories, flight test, manufacturing, and customers/regulation authorities