Engineer II - Poway, California, United States
3 days ago
Job description
Job DescriptionGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
We have an exciting opportunity in San Diego, CA (Poway, CA) for a Loads and Dynamics Engineer in our Airframe Integrity Group. Under general supervision with limited review, this position is responsible for determining and developing effective approaches for resolving a wide range of difficult engineering problems.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for supporting the design of new products, expanding capability to existing products, and integrating new payloads onto existing platforms.
- Responsible for performing loads and dynamics analysis of aircraft components, assemblies, and systems.
- Develop design and repeated loads for air vehicle flight, landing, and ground operations.
- Flight Loads analysis includes the development of open and closed loop aeroelastic flight loads models, the calculation of aerodynamic and inertial loads across the aircraft.
- Landing and Ground loads includes hand calculation methods, structural dynamics and explicit simulations of landings.
- Dynamics analysis includes normal modes, frequency response, random vibration, and the development of vibration and shock environmental criteria.
- Develop aeroelastic models for use in flutter and aeroservoelastic analysis.
- Utilize ground vibration test data to correlate structural dynamics models.
- Perform analysis by way of classical and computer methods, and develop new methodologies for load development.
- Generate documentation to support design and airworthiness certification using MIL, STANAG, or FAR standards.
- Typically requires a bachelors or masters degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and two or more years of engineering experience with a bachelors degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
- Must have a general understanding of engineering concepts, principles, and theory with technical experience demonstrating the application of those concepts while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
- Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment and organize work assignments to meet established timetables.
- Good communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Must have the ability to perform FEA on composite airframes/structures.
- Working knowledge of panel codes, NASTRAN, or ABAQUS software is preferred.
- Experience with aeroelastic loads development, closed-loop flight control systems, flutter, in-flight testing, and explicit time domain analysis for loads development is desirable.
- Experience in the aerospace or related industry and with loads analysis and loads development experience is required.
- Experience with Matlab, Excel, Visual Basic, panel codes, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ZAERO, or other loads Loads and Dynamics software.
- Must be familiar with loads development, statics, dynamics, aerodynamics, stability and control, and vibrations.
- Must be familiar with gusts, landing simulations, and flutter
- A working knowledge of JSSG, Mil-Spec, and FAA airworthiness requirements is advantageous.
- Able to work extended hours as required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance is required.
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