Lead, Aircraft Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer

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Job Title: Lead, Aircraft Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer

Job Code: 34179

Job Location: Waco, TX (Onsite)

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

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Harris MMG Division is seeking an experienced Aircraft Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer for our onsite aircraft modification facility located in Waco, TX. We offer competitive benefits and a generous relocation package for those who qualify.

• Perform structural fatigue and damage tolerance analysis of aircraft modifications, including design support and preparation of technical documentation to ensure airworthiness.
• Identify critical load paths in primary aircraft structure resulting from applied and induced operational loads; determine local stress concentrations, internal fastener load distributions, operational usage environments and design allowables.
• Develop tailored mission profiles and usage spectra for modified aircraft for use in calculation of service life.
• Provide design support and participate in drawing reviews.
• Generate free body diagrams, determine reaction forces, calculate internal load distributions, local stress concentrations, and operational usage environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel as necessary.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Must be able to work any shift, weekends, and overtime as required.
• Willingness to mentor less experienced engineers.
• Demonstrate effective leadership qualities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree (MSME, MSAE) and a minimum of 7 years of prior aircraft structural dynamics related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Must be a US citizen.

• Experience with predicting crack initiation lives and running industry-standard crack growth programs; e.g., AFGROW, NASGRO.
• Working knowledge of one programming language.
• Working knowledge of both military (Mil Standard) and civilian (14 CFRs) certification regulations and generating substantiation data to demonstrate compliance.
• Knowledge to develop the Airworthiness Limitations section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness for a structural modification.
• Experience with standard Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) methods and corresponding crack growth detectable flaw sizes.
• Experience with Dynamic Response Fatigue Analysis (High-Cycle Fatigue) due to high vibration environments and/or acoustic fatigue stresses.
• CAD or analysis (FEA) tools exposure, and/or experience in mechanical design or analysis of structures and mechanisms.
• Familiarity with transducer instrumentation, data collection and/or automation and software programming for numerical analysis.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; strong computer literacy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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