Secret-Cleared Structural Analysis Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Structural Analysis Engineer in Melbourne, Florida for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support structural stress engineering for an advanced military aircraft program, performing static, dynamic, and damage-tolerance structural analyses of metallic and composite airframe structures. The engineer will use both hand calculations and approved analytical tools to evaluate loads, structural integrity, and complex engineering problems.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12+ years of experience, including aerospace structural analysis; OR master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience; OR Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in aerospace structural analysis.
• Experience performing static, dynamic, and damage-tolerance structural analyses.
• Experience analyzing metallic and composite airframe structures, mechanical systems, and equipment.
• Ability to perform structural analysis using hand calculations and automated analytical methods.
• Experience with FEMAP, NX, Teamcenter, or similar engineering software.
• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex engineering problems and develop solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment while managing and prioritizing multiple responsibilities.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain, transfer, and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance and required program access.

Preferred Skills

• Current, in-scope DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Structural Engineering.
• Airframe experience involving advanced composite materials.
• Experience using AFGROW.
• Experience leading engineering projects or teams.

What You’ll Do

• Perform static, dynamic, and damage-tolerance structural analyses of metallic and composite airframe structures.
• Analyze mechanical systems and equipment using hand calculations and approved analytical methods.
• Derive non-flight applied loads as required.
• Create, extract, and distribute internal structural loads.
• Use tools such as FEMAP, NX, Teamcenter, and other engineering applications to support structural analysis.
• Evaluate complex structural engineering problems and develop technically sound solutions.
• Coordinate with engineering team members to meet program objectives and project requirements.
• Prioritize and manage multiple engineering assignments simultaneously.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 9/80 A work schedule.
• Stated work hours: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM.
• Onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

Pay

• Up to $91.67 per hour.

Job ID: 1773

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.