What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEER, STRESS SR. position at Valcor Engineering Corporation?
The Stress Engineer’s duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Requirements
- Perform Finite Element (ANSYS) structural, modal, thermal, vibration and shock, line loads, fatigue detailed analysis for complex mechanisms
- Verify analysis using hand calculations
- Use standard NASA calculations for flanged joints, crack growth, bolts static and dynamic loads
- Familiarity with LS-Dyna analysis package, 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred), and GD&T
- Ability to recommend practical design improvements as required
- Proven ability to write complete stress analysis reports
- Ability to present analysis reports
- Work on a daily basis with valves, actuators, tubes, pressurized components, and other aerospace hardware
- Ad-hoc as required by Chief Engineer
Education and Qualifications
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent field of study
- 10 years of experience in stress analysis, ideally within Aerospace and Aircraft industries
- Have sound engineering fundamentals
- Desire to work with team of dynamic, high stress/high reward, diversified team of dedicated aerospace engineers
- Working knowledge of aerospace materials and treatments
- Previous experience with modeling programs, but not limited to, CAD/AutoCAD software and other engineering product data management (EPDM) software
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