Senior Engineer, Structural Analyst (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California; or Dallas, Texas

Company

Develops advanced unmanned aerial vehicles and high-performance aerospace systems.

What you will do

• Build and refine finite element models for UAV components and airframe structures.
• Perform static, modal, fatigue, and vibration analyses, supported by hand calculations.
• Optimize lightweight structures for weight, strength, manufacturability, and safety.
• Support structural validation test plans covering quasi-static, vibration, and shock testing.
• Analyze flight telemetry and structural test data to correlate predictions with real-world performance.
• Document structural analysis reports and technical recommendations while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in structural analysis, finite element modeling, or aircraft loads analysis with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, 3+ years with an M.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience with FEA tools such as FEMAP, NASTRAN, HyperWorks, ANSYS, Patran, or similar.
• Ability to perform hand calculations for structural strength and stability analysis.
• Knowledge of composite materials, lightweight aerospace structures, and mechanical testing methods.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools such as Excel, MATLAB, Python, or similar.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR-level security clearance is desired.

Nice to have

• Experience with aircraft structural design, UAV airframe development, or aerospace testing.
• Hands-on structural testing experience.
• Exposure to CAD software such as NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks and PLM tools such as Teamcenter.
• Understanding of aerospace standards, structural certification, material selection, fatigue, and damage tolerance.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position in an on-site aerospace engineering environment.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Mechanical Systems, Propulsion, Mechanisms, and other engineering disciplines.
• Opportunity to contribute to structural analysis methodologies, tools, and best practices.