Structural Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking aStructural Engineer in Chandler, Arizona for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will perform structural analysis, finite element analysis, and structural modeling for launch vehicles, missiles, and related ground-support hardware.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant engineering experience, master’s degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.

• Strongstructural analysis experience.

• Experience performingFinite Element Analysis (FEA).

• Experience analyzing structural loads, stress, fatigue, durability, damage tolerance, or stability.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

• Experience developing or evaluating structural models.

• U.S. citizenship required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Preferred Skills

• Experience withFEMAP and NX NASTRAN.

• Experience withANSYS, ABAQUS, or similar FEA tools.

• Experience with high-performance flight structures.

• Nonlinear structural analysis experience.

• Experience with thermal loading and high-temperature structural mechanics.

• Knowledge of advanced high-temperature materials or CMC material systems.

• Experience supporting structural development testing.

• Active Secret clearance.

What You’ll Do

• Perform structural analysis of launch vehicle, missile, and ground-support components.

• Develop and evaluate finite-element models.

• Analyze damage tolerance, durability, design allowables, stress, fatigue, stability, and structural response.

• Evaluate structural loads and performance under operational environments.

• Support thermal and high-temperature structural assessments.

• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and structural requirements.

• Support investigations of structural anomalies and test results.

• Generate engineering documentation summarizing analysis methods, assumptions, and results.

• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, and other engineering disciplines.

Pay

• $80.00 per hour.

Job ID:2174

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.