Senior Contract Stress Analyst

Are you a Senior Contract Stress Analyst looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in Finite-Element Modeling (FEM)?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Waco, TX. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• The Aircraft Stress Engineer will perform structural analyses on aircraft primary and secondary structures, using a mix of classical methods and finite-element modeling, considering all relevant failure modes to meet aircraft airworthiness requirements.
• Tasking includes design support and structural liaison.
• Predict internal stresses and structural instabilities in aircraft structures.
• Generate free-body diagrams of structural load paths.
• Determine reaction forces, calculate internal loads, and develop shear and moment diagrams.
• Document and report analysis results.
• Coordinate with the Mechanical Design team to help develop structural load path concepts and to size structural dimensions and features.
• Review and approve structural engineering drawings as part of the release process.
• Mentor less experienced stress analysts.
• Automate repetitive analytical tasks.
• Thorough understanding of industry-standard classical hand analysis methods.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $125.00 / hr.

Hours: 9/80 hrs/Week. (1^st shift). 7:30 am Start.

Length: Contract (12 months).

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies attract and retain top talent. With a legacy of experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customise visionary talent solutions that drive the business outcomes they seek. We leverage decades of experience to deliver comprehensive staffing solutions, including contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services, worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED with 13 years of experience.
• Minimum 13 years of experience in Finite-Element Modeling (FEM).

• Bachelor's Degree in (BSME/BSAE/BSCE) with 9 years of experience.
• Master's Degree in (MSME/MSAE) with 7 years of experience.
• Seeking a Subject Matter Expert with comprehensive knowledge of Aircraft Structures, focused on Static Stress, and in-depth knowledge of Stress Analysis methodology.
• Work in a collaborative team environment, as a member of the larger Flight Sciences Group, and across all disciplines within an integrated project team.
• Ability to work overtime as required to meet business objectives.
• Experience with MSC PATRAN/NASTRAN, or FEMAP.
• Experience analyzing composite structures.
• Experience in Matlab or Mathcad.
• Experience with FAA and Military Airworthiness requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and have general computer knowledge.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.