Job Title: Engineering - Structures Engineer (USC/GC)
Work Location: One Cessna Blvd Wichita Kansas 67215
Period: 12 Months
Pay: $82-82/hr. On w2
Job Description:
The Structures engineer, a.k.a. Stress Engineer or Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer, will be responsible for, and involved in defense and special missions projects. Duties may include development of new features on current production aircraft, field support of legacy aircraft, on-going line support, and aftermarket product enhancements. Responsible for ensuring the aircraft is structurally sound throughout the operating envelope and ensuring that the airframe is both durable (free from cracks) and tolerant of the unexpected damage that might occur during its operational life.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform advanced structural analysis using a range of mathematical, testing, and computational methods.
- Assist with material selection, configuration and sizing for new airframe structures as well as providing production and field support for existing aircraft.
- Work alongside other organizations from engineering, customer service, ISC, flight test, and airworthiness to support a broad range of projects by providing your technical expertise.
- Production and field support will include the design evaluations, ensuring that all aircraft meet fatigue, strength, and stability requirements.
- Work with various groups within Defense and Special Missions Engineering to develop structural test procedures and pass/fail criteria.
- Support FAA, USG, and foreign authorities in technical discussions on certification issues.
- Involvement in root cause analysis of complex failures to improve aircraft reliability. Including support of accident investigations.
- Keep detailed notes on design changes and production non-conformances
