Design the Future of Flight: Structural Engineer Opportunity in Aerospace Innovation
PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aviation and aerospace organization to find a talented Structural Engineer ready to help develop the next generation of aircraft, mission systems, and advanced aerospace technologies. If you're passionate about solving complex engineering challenges and want your work to contribute to groundbreaking aerospace programs, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Position Details
Job Title: Structural Engineer
Location: Hagerstown, MD 21742
Pay Rate: $78.57 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time Contract
Shape Revolutionary Aerospace Systems
As a Structural Engineer, you will leverage your expertise to design, analyze, evaluate, and certify advanced aerospace structures and systems. From mission-critical aircraft components and integrated aviation platforms to cutting-edge space exploration technologies, your work will directly support innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible.
Working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle, helping ensure structural integrity, reliability, performance, and compliance for highly sophisticated aerospace products.
What You'll Do
In this challenging and rewarding role, you will:
- Design, evaluate, and certify complex metallic and composite aerospace structures
- Perform static and dynamic structural analyses to validate product performance and safety
- Utilize Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools to support product development and design optimization
- Conduct engineering simulations using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools such as MSC Patran, Nastran, FEMAP, and ANSYS
- Analyze structural behavior, identify risks, and develop engineering solutions to improve performance
- Perform fatigue and damage tolerance assessments using tools such as NASGRO and AFGROW
- Apply classical engineering methods and hand calculations to validate analytical results
- Support product development activities throughout design, testing, certification, manufacturing, and production phases
- Author technical substantiation reports and engineering documentation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, manufacturing, testing, and program management
- Assist in material selection, hardware integration, and manufacturing process development
- Contribute to innovative engineering solutions supporting advanced aerospace and defense programs
Required Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should possess:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- Typically 6+ years of relevant structural engineering experience
- Strong understanding of engineering principles, practices, and methodologies
- Experience performing static and/or dynamic structural analyses
- Proficiency with Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary design and development teams
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills
- Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
- Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Standout candidates will also have experience with:
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools including MSC Patran, Nastran, FEMAP, or ANSYS
- Fatigue and damage tolerance analysis using NASGRO or AFGROW
- Classical structural analysis utilizing industry-standard hand calculation methods
- Mechanical design principles including:
- Parametric design
- Model-Based Definition (MBD)
- Material and hardware selection
- Manufacturing and production processes
- Authoring substantiation and certification reports
- Aerospace and defense industry programs and standards
- Aircraft structures, advanced materials, and composite systems
Why Join Us?
At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect top engineering talent with some of the most innovative organizations in aviation and aerospace. This is more than a contract opportunity—it's your chance to contribute to technologies that define the future of flight.
What You'll Gain
- Competitive pay at $78.57 per hour
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge aviation, aerospace, and defense programs
- Exposure to advanced aircraft, mission systems, and space-focused technologies
- Collaborative environment with highly skilled engineering professionals
- Career-enhancing experience supporting complex, high-visibility projects
- The opportunity to influence products from concept through certification and production
- A culture that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning
Take Your Engineering Career Higher
If you're an experienced Structural Engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and wants to help develop world-class aerospace systems, we want to hear from you.
Apply today with PDS Tech Commercial and be part of the team engineering the future of aviation, aerospace, and advanced technology.
This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.
Pay Details: $78.57 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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