Secret-Cleared Structural Analysis Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Structural Analysis Engineer in Melbourne, FL for a 16-month onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company.

The Structural Analysis Engineer will perform static, dynamic, and damage-tolerance structural analyses of metallic and composite airframe structures, mechanical systems, and equipment. This role requires extensive aerospace structural-analysis experience and the ability to develop engineering solutions using approved manual and finite element analysis methods.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Aerospace structural-analysis experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance required on the first day of employment.
• Experience performing static structural analysis.
• Experience performing dynamic structural analysis.
• Damage-tolerance and durability analysis experience.
• Experience analyzing metallic and composite airframe structures.
• Experience analyzing mechanical systems and equipment.
• Ability to perform structural calculations manually and through approved automated methods.
• Ability to comprehend complex engineering problems and develop effective solutions.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple technical responsibilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Ability to work fully onsite in Melbourne, FL.

Preferred Skills

• FEMAP experience.
• Siemens NX experience.
• Teamcenter experience.
• Finite element modeling and analysis experience.
• Experience deriving non-flight applied loads.
• Experience creating, extracting, and distributing internal loads.
• Experience supporting military aircraft or other complex aerospace programs.

What You’ll Do

• Perform static, dynamic, and damage-tolerance analyses.
• Evaluate metallic and composite airframe structures.
• Analyze mechanical systems, equipment, and structural components.
• Develop structural calculations using manual and automated methods.
• Derive non-flight applied loads when required.
• Create, extract, analyze, and distribute internal loads.
• Develop and review finite element models.
• Use FEMAP, NX, Teamcenter, and related engineering applications.
• Document structural-analysis methods, assumptions, results, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with engineering and program teams to resolve complex structural issues.
• Adjust priorities to meet project requirements and technical milestones.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 1st shift.
• 9/80A schedule.
• No travel required.

Pay

• $86.67 per hour

Job ID: 1743

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.