Overview
EXPLEO GROUP USA is currently looking for an F&DT Stress Engineer to join our team for an exciting new opportunity in Wichita, KS.
Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We are a talent incubator. The time you spend at Expleo will turbo-charge your career, allowing you to work on complex technical challenges, enjoy opportunities to expand your skills and take part in inspiring, multi-disciplinary collaborations with your colleagues. Whether working on autonomous vehicles, green planes, the factories of tomorrow or cutting-edge banking technology, you will have the opportunity to become a bolder version of yourself. Let’s change the game together.
This position supports the development of aircraft structures as a Fatigue and Damage Tolerance analyst. Duties include performing fatigue and damage tolerance analyses for metallic parts. Methods include the use of both classical hand calculations and computer techniques to develop high strength to weight ratio structures.
Responsibilities:
- Perform durability and damage tolerance analyses to verify that structural integrity requirements have been met.
- Team assignments may include detail part sizing, layout maturation, trade study analysis, weight reduction efforts, certification activity, or in-service support.
- Document analyses in support of trade studies or detail drawing sign-out for airframe structure. Contact customers, suppliers, and/or subcontractors to exchange technical data and to discuss project performance.
- Position requires in-depth knowledge of classical and numerical (Finite Element) stress analysis methods.
- Ability to establish the tasks required and how they should be completed. Capable of working independently.
- Ensure application of best practices and identifies the need for enhanced processes, methods, and tools.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis and mechanics of materials is required. A master’s degree in engineering is a plus.
- Minimum 10 years total analysis experience in airframe design programs.
- At least 5 years of experience in F&DT or a masters degree with emphasis on fracture Experience in airframe design, stress analysis, metallics, MRB, FAR/JAR/CS/Part 21, Certification, CATIA, NASTRAN, PATRAN and HYPERWORKS is desired.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint) required.
- Proficiency with G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) a plus.
- Experience with Boeing Aircraft fleet support
- Specific experience on Boeing 737, would be seen as an asset.
Expleo Values:
We are guided by shared values in all things we do: Courage, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Accountability.
- Courage – We are bold thinkers and doers, always ready to take on new challenges. We think of ourselves as entrepreneurs, matching creativity with vigilance.
- Excellence – We are united by a shared ambition: change the game, together. Continuous performance is both an objective and a mindset.
- Collaboration –Teamwork and emotional intelligence are what makes us stand out in a crowd. We stand shoulder to shoulder, with our clients and our peers, through good times and setbacks.
- Respect – We are a hive of different profiles, and we place a high value on openness and transparency. We show respect, always.
- Accountability – We are reliable. We celebrate our successes, we take responsibility and learn from our failures. This is why we protect our “right to fail” as an opportunity to bounce back and progress.
Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, production support, MRO, and quality services, with a presence in over 30 countries. To find out more, visit www.expleogroup.com
