Sr Structural Engineer

Structural Engineers:
Take Your Expertise Beyond the Atmosphere

PDS Tech Commercial is hiring a Sr. Structural Engineer in Englewood, Colorado, to support a leader in the aviation industry. If you thrive on solving complex structural challenges and want your work to contribute to advanced aircraft, mission systems, and space exploration technologies, this is an opportunity to put your expertise to work where it matters.

Job Title: Sr. Structural Engineer

Location: Englewood, CO

Pay Rate: $90.20/hour

100% Onsite

As a Sr. Structural Engineer , you'll apply your engineering expertise to the design, evaluation, development, and certification of cutting-edge aerospace products and systems .

Your work may span advanced mission payloads and electronic systems, highly integrated aircraft, and orbital and space exploration systems. You'll evaluate complex metallic and composite structures while helping advance products and processes throughout the full product lifecycle.

This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to tackle challenging technical problems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on sophisticated aerospace and defense applications.

In this role, you will:

• Design, evaluate, analyze, and support the certification of complex structural systems and components.
• Perform advanced static and/or dynamic structural analyses .
• Analyze complex metallic and composite structures .
• Apply engineering principles and practices throughout the product lifecycle.
• Utilize Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools to support structural design and analysis.
• Perform engineering simulations using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools.
• Partner with multidisciplinary design and development teams to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Support fatigue and damage tolerance analysis as required.
• Perform classical structural analysis using industry-standard hand calculation methods.
• Apply mechanical design principles related to parametric design, model-based definition, material and hardware selection, and manufacturing and production processes.
• Develop and author technical substantiation reports supporting engineering conclusions and certification activities.

To be successful in this position, you should have:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering , or another related discipline.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant engineering experience .
• Thorough understanding of engineering principles and practices.
• Advanced knowledge of static and/or dynamic analyses .
• Experience using Computer Aided Engineering tools .
• Experience with engineering simulation and Finite Element structural analysis .
• Ability to effectively contribute within multidisciplinary design and development teams.

We're especially interested in candidates who bring experience with:

• FEA tools such as MSC Patran, Nastran, FEMAP, or ANSYS .
• Fatigue and damage tolerance analysis using tools such as NASGRO or AFGROW .
• Classical structural analysis using industry-standard hand calculation methods.
• Industry-standard mechanical design principles.
• Parametric design and model-based definition.
• Material and hardware selection.
• Manufacturing and production processes.
• Authoring detailed engineering substantiation reports.
• Aerospace and defense industry programs and environments.

This position may require:

• Frequent walking, sitting, standing, and climbing stairs or steps.
• Frequent repetitive hand, arm, and finger motions requiring hand and finger dexterity.
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs.
• Rare exposure to outdoor elements, including high or low temperatures, sun, rain, or snow.
• Rare exposure to fumes,…