Description
The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) organization is seeking an Experienced / Senior Ground Loads Engineer to support Air Dominance programs in St. Louis, Missouri.
As a member of the BDS Air Dominance Loads & Dynamics (L&D) Capability Team, you will be part of a core engineering team directly supporting production and development programs including F-15, F/A-18, T-7A, MQ-25, and proprietary programs.
Position Responsibilities
- Lead in developing air vehicle design criteria for ground loads
- Collaborate with the airframe & subsystems design and analysis engineers to generate integrated aerodynamic, structural, and landing gear models for flight vehicle analysis consistent with a Model Based Engineering (MBE) environment
- Perform ground loads analyses (ground handling, taxi, takeoff & landing, etc.) to support air vehicle design and stores integration
- Define allowable flight envelopes and operational limits
- Develop flight and ground test plans
- Create finite element and multi-body dynamics models and correlate to test results
- Execute ground and flight test programs by the development of test requirements, providing data for pre-test analysis, monitoring testing, data analysis and documenting results, in order to support design and verification of vehicle and components
- Review and approve airframe and subsystems hardware packages for airworthiness and to ensure the air vehicle meets the service environment
- Provide data to support the definition and documentation of structural design requirements for the service life of the product, to ensure company, customer and regulatory requirements are met
- Present engineering to management and customers during program level reviews and other technical meetings
Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience)
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
- This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
- 5+ years of experience with aircraft loads with an emphasis on ground loads
- Active U.S. Secret Clearance
- Experience in one or more of the following: aircraft modeling and simulation, aircraft flight and/or ground testing, multi-body dynamics (MBD) modeling and analysis
- Experience leading teams or projects
- Experience using NASTRAN or ADAMS
- Proficiency in one or more higher-level programming languages such as C, Fortran, MATLAB, python, or similar
- Possess interpersonal communication (written & verbal) skills in a team-oriented environment
Benefits
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work