Mechanical Analysis and Strength Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

Mechanical Analysis and Strength Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Global Services (BGS) is currently seeking an Associate (Level 2) or Mid-Level Strength Engineer (Level 3) to join the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (GSE) engineering design team in Hazelwood, MO supporting Boeing Phantom Works and Air Dominance Military Programs.
 

This team is responsible for creating a wide range of products to support military aircraft maintenance activity and ground operations for platforms including: F-15, F/A-18, T-7, MQ-25, and others. Basic Ground Support Equipment product examples include aircraft slings, engine installation equipment, landing gear installation equipment, handling dollies, and a variety of subsystems component installation equipment. Mechanical Ground Support Equipment Design is a niche within the aerospace industry that offers mechanical engineers countless opportunities to learn about and work with most aircraft systems without being tied to one specific area. Candidates proficient and interested in analyzing a wide variety of mechanical devices should apply.

The candidate selected for this position will support the maturation of existing design concepts into deliverable products and have opportunities to provide input and analysis for entirely new designs. The work environment is an office setting, collocated with other mechanical design engineers. Occasional domestic travel may be required to support suppliers.

Position Responsibilities P2

• Derive static loads using free-body diagrams

• Perform structural analysis on simple to medium complexity structural components and mechanisms using a combination of hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Typical software: Hypermesh, Optistruct, Common Structures Workstation (CSW), StressCheck

• Work with design engineers to incorporate design changes into new products based on analysis, loads, material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.

• Create strength reports documenting result of analyses

• Evaluate supplier hardware non-conformances and material substitutions

• Participate in informal peer design reviews

• Work under general supervision with advisement from more experienced engineers

Position Responsibilities P3

• Derive static loads using free-body diagrams

• Perform structural analysis on medium to high complexity structural components and mechanisms using a combination of hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Typical software: Hypermesh, Optistruct, Common Structures Workstation (CSW), StressCheck

• Work with design engineers to incorporate design changes into new products based on analysis, loads, material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.

• Create and review strength reports documenting result of analyses

• Evaluate supplier hardware non-conformances and material substitutions

• Coordinate and witness supplier proof tests

• Coordinate sizing and loads with air vehicle team for support equipment-to-air vehicle interfaces

• Support internal, informal peer reviews and formal design reviews as needed

• Train and coach early career engineers

• Work independently under minimal direction

Special Program Access or other Government Access Requirements are mandatory for this position.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

• 2 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience

• Understanding of free-body diagrams and structural loads

• Knowledge of conducting structural analysis using various analytical methods

• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals such as material properties, mechanisms, welding, etc.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• (Level 3): 3+ years of higher education and/or related work experience. (Higher education includes college, university, technical school, licensing/certification programs, etc.)

• Experience using free-body diagrams and structural loads

• 2 or more years of conducting structural analysis using various analytical methods

• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals such as material properties, mechanisms, welding, etc.

• Experience performing finite element