General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Aerospace Structural Design Engineer
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Poway, California, us, 92074
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
This is an airframe design position in the Advanced Aircraft Engineering Organization located in San Diego, CA. Under the general direction of Engineering management or IPT lead, serve as a member of the airframe design team providing conceptual and detail designs of primary and secondary structural aircraft components.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Create and maintain Advance Airframe CAD models, drawings of installations, assembly and detail components that meet all requirements such as structural integrity, interface boundaries, weight and cost targets as directed by the lead.
Produce airframe structural configuration layouts and detail designs including preliminary sizing/stress analysis, joint layouts, interface boundary definitions of parts and assemblies employing metallic and composite materials.
Experience with the composite part detail process, including composites stacking sequence, lamination theory, honeycomb core, bonded assemblies, manufacturing assembly and fabrication processes, post-cure machining operations.
Coordinate and collaborate with members of stress, manufacturing, procurement, quality control and other departments as required to mature the design from conception to production.
Strong technical background including familiarity with industry standards for the manufacture, repair and assembly of composite components for aerospace.
Experience with engineering and manufacturing development and production of structural parts and assemblies utilizing composite materials.
Experience with prototype and/or rate part production with exposure to tool design, manufacturing planning and hands on fabrication.
Experience with CREO and/or NX and FiberSIM is desired.
Stress analysis experience using FEM based tools such as CREO-Simulate, NX Simcenter/Nastran, FEMAP with both metal and composite parts.
Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 along with tolerance analysis capabilities.
Experience in application ASME Y14.41 methods for Model Based Definition using Creo and NX is desired.
Ability to create and maintain parametric product geometry models is desired.
Job Qualifications
Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree or two or more years of experience with a master's degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
Must have excellent communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one engineering area; and, lead a team of less experienced professional employees on semi-routine tasks.
Able to work extended hours as required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security clearance is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with fast paced prototype aircraft or payload design projects.
Exposure to finite element analysis of parts or assemblies using Nastran, SimCenter or Mechanica.
The ability to create and review of results from Stress and stiffness FEMs and implement improvements or detect errors based on first principles.
Experience in design of SUAS.
Experience in design for low cost manufacturing.
Experience with advanced composite design and analysis tools, such as Fibersim.
A passion for and hands on automotive, home built aircraft or manufacturing ability considered a plus.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary range: $81,080 - $141,650
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
This is an airframe design position in the Advanced Aircraft Engineering Organization located in San Diego, CA. Under the general direction of Engineering management or IPT lead, serve as a member of the airframe design team providing conceptual and detail designs of primary and secondary structural aircraft components.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Create and maintain Advance Airframe CAD models, drawings of installations, assembly and detail components that meet all requirements such as structural integrity, interface boundaries, weight and cost targets as directed by the lead.
Produce airframe structural configuration layouts and detail designs including preliminary sizing/stress analysis, joint layouts, interface boundary definitions of parts and assemblies employing metallic and composite materials.
Experience with the composite part detail process, including composites stacking sequence, lamination theory, honeycomb core, bonded assemblies, manufacturing assembly and fabrication processes, post-cure machining operations.
Coordinate and collaborate with members of stress, manufacturing, procurement, quality control and other departments as required to mature the design from conception to production.
Strong technical background including familiarity with industry standards for the manufacture, repair and assembly of composite components for aerospace.
Experience with engineering and manufacturing development and production of structural parts and assemblies utilizing composite materials.
Experience with prototype and/or rate part production with exposure to tool design, manufacturing planning and hands on fabrication.
Experience with CREO and/or NX and FiberSIM is desired.
Stress analysis experience using FEM based tools such as CREO-Simulate, NX Simcenter/Nastran, FEMAP with both metal and composite parts.
Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 along with tolerance analysis capabilities.
Experience in application ASME Y14.41 methods for Model Based Definition using Creo and NX is desired.
Ability to create and maintain parametric product geometry models is desired.
Job Qualifications
Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree or two or more years of experience with a master's degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
Must have excellent communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one engineering area; and, lead a team of less experienced professional employees on semi-routine tasks.
Able to work extended hours as required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security clearance is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with fast paced prototype aircraft or payload design projects.
Exposure to finite element analysis of parts or assemblies using Nastran, SimCenter or Mechanica.
The ability to create and review of results from Stress and stiffness FEMs and implement improvements or detect errors based on first principles.
Experience in design of SUAS.
Experience in design for low cost manufacturing.
Experience with advanced composite design and analysis tools, such as Fibersim.
A passion for and hands on automotive, home built aircraft or manufacturing ability considered a plus.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary range: $81,080 - $141,650
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