Senior Structural Engineer
Located in Woodland, WA, LifePort is the leading manufacturer of medical transportation and interior products as well as ballistic armor protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. From large multi-aircraft projects to small custom projects, LifePort supplies the industry’s largest aerospace OEMs and end users with the finest aviation solutions today.
Position Summary:
This position conducts stress analyses on designs of experimental, prototype, or production aircraft mission equipment, and related components to evaluate ability to withstand stresses imposed during flight or ground operations imposed by static, dynamic, or thermal loads, due to operational or test conditions.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for entire projects with significant scope and complexity
- Contributes to the department or business unit by applying their advanced knowledge of one or more functional areas
- Analyzes, researches and develops structural engineering specifications involving metals, non-metallic or composite structural material for product design, or operation of product
- Analyzes damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling
- Study preliminary specifications and design requirements to determine strength and bending characteristics of parts, assemblies, and total airframe
- Consult with design personnel regarding results of analyses and need for additional analysis, test or design modifications
- Formulate mathematical models of stress problems or devise other methods of computer analysis or simulation to assist in stress analysis
- Mentors other engineers on proper design and analysis
- Participates in meetings with customers and regulators
- Assists in the bidding process for deliverables
- May lead a small team of engineers as part of a larger project