Manager, Structural Engineering - Stress Analysis

L3Harris Technologies•Bellmead, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Stress Analysis Manager for its onsite aircraft modification facility in Waco, Texas. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Flight Sciences Engineering, this manager oversees approximately 8 to 12 engineers responsible for structural analysis, modeling, and testing to ensure compliance with airworthiness structural requirements, safety of flight, and program cost and schedule targets. The role requires aircraft stress analysis experience and familiarity with FAA and military airworthiness requirements. The manager is accountable for the Stress Analysis Group’s technical work product and operational management, including work assignments, staffing and manpower planning, project and engineering status, bid support, employee development, and overhead budgets. The position also provides technical oversight for a group supporting an L3Harris MMG Division business area, collaborates with the Senior Manager of Flight Sciences Engineering on staffing, and provides regular status updates to supported programs. The role includes establishing annual goals, conducting performance evaluations, training and mentoring team members, and ensuring compliance with company structural-analysis processes. The manager is expected to uphold high ethical standards, support continuous improvement, and drive positive change. The position is onsite and follows a 9/80 schedule. The employee must be willing and able to work any shift, weekends, and overtime as required, and travel up to 7%. The employee must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is listed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering and 9 years of prior aircraft structural analysis experience; alternatively, a graduate degree and 7 years of prior aircraft structural analysis experience.
In lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of prior related experience.
Experience in aircraft stress analysis.
Familiarity with FAA and military airworthiness requirements.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
Willingness and ability to work any shift, weekends, and overtime as required.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 7% as required.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Strong aircraft stress analysis background involving a combination of primary airframe and secondary structures.
Mastery of classical aircraft engineering analysis methodology and finite-element modeling, including course-mesh internal-loads models and fine-mesh stress models.
Familiarity with the NASTRAN finite-element solver and either FEMAP or PATRAN pre/post-processor software.
Experience in interdisciplinary engineering environments, supporting design engineering and working with flight-sciences specialties such as fatigue and damage tolerance, loads and dynamics, aerodynamics, thermal and fluids analysis, and mass properties.
Demonstrated experience leading engineering groups, such as serving as a Stress Analysis Lead, Project Lead, or Project Engineering lead.
Prior experience as a Stress Analysis Group Manager or in another Engineering Manager role.
Experience in stress analysis of composite materials.
Experience in structural testing.
Experience in adjacent disciplines such as Fatigue and Damage Tolerance, External Loads Development, or Structural Dynamics.
Skills in analysis automation development using commonly available software or programming languages such as VBA or Python.
Familiarity with AI tools used in engineering analysis or engineering management tasks.

Responsibilities

Oversee the technical work product of the Stress Analysis Group.
Assign work and manage staffing, manpower planning, project status, engineering status, project bid support, training, mentorship, and coaching.
Establish annual group and individual goals, provide performance reviews, and manage overhead budgets.
Ensure compliance with company processes for structural analysis and reporting.
Set high ethical standards for self and direct reports, participate in continuous improvement, and drive positive change throughout the group.
Plan, schedule, and budget tasks for the Stress Analysis Team.
Provide technical oversight for a Stress Analysis Group supporting an L3Harris MMG Division business area.
Assist the Senior Manager of Flight Sciences Engineering with monthly staffing and manpower planning.
Provide regular project status updates for supported programs.
Train, teach, mentor, and coach members of the Stress Analysis Group.
Work any shift, weekends, and overtime as required.
Travel up to 7% as required.