Stress Engineer 5

Jamco America Inc•Everett, WA

2d•$118,450 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for supporting Lead Engineers, Senior level Engineers and Engineer Managers in the research, design and structural substantiation of the mechanical / payloads / systems and structures design within the Jamco Technical Services Engineering departments utilizing established modeling and analysis standards (such as Bruhn, Niu, BDM, JA Stress Manuals, etc.). The Stress Engineer 5 will support design and structural substantiation of aircraft engineering packages based on customer and OEM requirements for production, retrofit applications and product development. Eligible to become a JA ODA UME for structures.

Requirements

Candidate must have experience in aircraft seats analysis and substantiation, including seats static and dynamic testing.
Candidate will have 6+ years of relevant experience in aircraft seats, aircraft monument and airframe analysis and substantiation.
Hands-on experience in static and dynamic testing, including creating test plans, test reports and additional test supporting stress documents.
BS degree Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field and 8 years or more of relevant working experience.
Proficient in CAE/CAD modeling tools used by the department (such as Catia, AutoCAD, Patran/Nastran, Femap/Nastran).
Knowledge of FAA requirements for the installation and structural substantiation of mechanical/structural/payloads/systems components (14 CFR Part 25, MMPDS, etc.) and OEM Design requirements (Boeing Design Manual, Standard Interface Documents, etc.) is required.
College level mathematics required.
Ability to use various formulas embedded and linkage amongst cells in spreadsheet program.
Basic statistics required to be able to examine/reduce data and identify results/trends.
Finite Elements Method (FEM) mathematics understanding required.
Ability to read and interpret general business periodicals, procedures, drawings, technical data, engineering documentations, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write engineering documentations and formal business correspondence.
Working knowledge of Windows based computers, particularly MS Office products (Word, Excel Access & PowerPoint).
Able to work in a team environment and accept required roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
Able to multitask and work independently.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

MS degree may be required as deemed necessary by Functional Manager
Basic understanding of aircraft terms, design and structural analysis requirements is desirable.
For situations concerning Japanese customer assignments, Japanese language skills may also be required.

Responsibilities

Work independently, review/analyze basic mechanical/structural/payloads/systems based on defined requirements using approved processes and tools, with extensive knowledge and experiences with solid understandings in Aircraft monument, Aircraft seating system, Airframe, Materials, and Regulation and Certification.
Perform engineering projects scope review, project scheduling and project RFQ commitment along with resources planning and assignments.
Perform ODA UME design review/approval in accordance with related delegation/authorization.
Provide junior level (Stress Engineers levels 1, 2 and 3) mentoring and performance management input to Functional Manager.
Perform engineering design approvals (design/approval authority) and task scheduling (such as detailed schedule of a given task per program requirements).
Perform engineering design analysis (such as preliminary Stress analysis, Kinematics and Dynamic Analysis), design validation (such as validate analysis models against test data) and task scope (such as work scope validation).
Assigned tasks include but not limited to: assemblies/components structural review/analysis, mechanical/structural/payloads/systems installations review/analysis, specifications review (such as materials specifications and manufacturing process specifications), basic test plans/reports (such as tie-rods tension/compression testing) and associated testing support as needed.
Participates in teams to support the development of designs.
Supports the documentation of design implementation.
Obtain, interpret, and analyze OEM airplane install drawings using approved processes and tools.
Provides technical, design and informational support for airplane modifications (including full-time on-site modification support and on-call home-team support), manufacturing support and/or in-service issues.
Troubleshoots basic mechanical/structural/payloads/systems problems associated with structural requirements.
Actively support engineering department goals and initiatives.
Coordinate with other departments as necessary.
Utilize internal analysis/drawing/document standards per customer or regulatory agency requirements.
Fast produce error-free engineering documents per engineering document standard.
Some domestic or international travel may be required.