Senior Structural Engineer

Position Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) / Integrated Experiments and Evaluation Division (RVE) in cradle-to-grave project efforts.

Responsibilities include:

• Support Hardware/Software-in-the-Loop and Cloud Computing Architecture development and administration tasks.

• Contribute to the development of flight experiment and space technology requirements, including:

  • Defining mission scope, design tradeoffs/alternatives, and concepts of operation

  • Addressing mission constraints, creating conceptual designs, and conducting mission analyses

  • Refining programmatic objectives into actionable requirements

  • Producing analyses and documentation for laboratory, range, ground, near-space, and space flight experiments

  • Managing requirement flow-downs, interface management, and the development of CONOPS

Qualifications Required:

• 5+ years of experience in aerospace structural analysis

• Expertise in:

  • Vehicle load path definition

  • Development of free-body diagrams and strength analysis

  • Analysis of stability-critical structures

• Proven ability in structural design, analysis, and testing of aerospace systems for flight test applications

• Extensive experience with:

  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

  • Stress, load, thermal, vibration, and fatigue testing

• Strong knowledge of materials used in aerospace (e.g., composites, metals, alloys) and their behavior under flight conditions

• Understanding of systems engineering principles, particularly integration and validation of structural components

• Active DoD Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility (U.S. Citizenship required)

Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution