Structures Engineer Job Description
Structures engineer
provides guidance to the project / civil design engineering work Experience as a Lead Engineer in a similar environment, running teams of civil engineers.
Structures Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Lead and manage internal/external tests and validation programs
Assign appropriate equipment and resources to finish programs on time and within budget
Design, implement, and execute robust systems for static and dynamic testing of vehicle subsystems
Develop test and validation plans/procedures to insure reliability, design, and structural performance targets are met and/or exceeded
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior test engineers in the area of structural design and validation best practices
Prepares concept, design, and development and feasibility studies of complex engineering
Design & Release structural components for HV battery packs
Develop common sealing designs across multiple different HV battery packs
Perform appropriate testing, certification, and support vehicle package requirements
Mentor other team members from various disciplines on structural design standards
Structures Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Structures Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: FAR, FAA, NRO, NASA
Education for Structures Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the structures engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Science, Technical, Design, Education, Physical Science, Physics
Skills for Structures Engineer
Desired skills for structures engineer include:
Discipline that may extend to similar fields
Statics
Mechanics of Materials
Related topics
Ansys
Aircraft certification experience
Federal Aviation Regulations 14CFR Parts 23
Civil Engineering Fundamentals
Composite design and analysis technology
Equivalent
Desired experience for structures engineer includes:
Four-year engineering degree (Mechanical, Agricultural, or Civil Engineering)
Exposure to data acquisition systems
At least 3 years of hands-on experience manufacturing, developing or testing structural parts
Experience developing and testing sealing designs for stationary structural components (air and water leak prevention)
Experience in using CAD/CAE tools and ability to optimize tool designs for stamping/forming, welding/bonding and structural component subassembly
1 semester of experience utilizing CAD software
Structures Engineer Examples
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Structures Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a structures engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for structures engineer
- Developing and checking bridge/structural design calculations
- Usually involves diversified work within the bridge/structure field requiring frequent judgment and initiative
- Work winning and project delivery
- Lead and provide technical input direction to teams
- Manage and undertake technical and interdisciplinary reviews of deliverables
- Identify client satisfaction drivers for projects and develop strategies with project teams to achieve them
- Identify and address issues that would impact on desired project outcomes
- Ability to lead and deliver bids and proposals including development of value propositions, commercial understanding, risk management, and resource management
- Extensive experience across a variety of bridge construction projects
- Exposure to MWRA or another Australian state road authority’s specifications will be highly regarded
Qualifications for structures engineer
- NY State PE required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering plus 6 years of bridge design experience
- Proficiency Microstation required
- NJDOT or NJ Turnpike Authority project experience highly desired
- A minimum of 5 years of related design engineering experience preferred
- Minimum of 1 year experience in stress or structural analysis
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Structures Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of structures engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for structures engineer
- Ability to think analytically, logically and communicate at the highest level with internal and external stakeholders
- Structural analysis of tubes, brackets, component mounts, fabricated and engine fan by-pass ducts using classical and numerical modeling methods to ensure that design configurations meet key program durability requirements
- Review Test Plans/Requirements and Coordinate with Stress Engineering, Test Tooling, Purchasing, and Quality to prepare and ensure implementation of requirements for testing activities on various static and fatigue tests
- Operate, maintain, and support use of digital and analog data acquisition systems and participates in full scale aircraft test design concepts
- Inspects 3D models, creates documents for test setup, and assists with witnessing and conducting tests
- Supervises conformity of tests which includes creation and implementation of conformity documentation for testing – RFC’s, work orders, test deviations, and resolution of squawks
- Will troubleshoot and resolve test setup issues, report out on status for assigned tests, perform analysis for adequately size test hardware, and write technical test reports
- Create and implement creative solutions for conducting testing including fixture design and fabrication
- Serve as team lead of a group of technicians and peers for accomplishing tasks
- Provide on-site engineering support to evaluate and develop repair plans for damaged aircraft
Qualifications for structures engineer
- Minimum 1 years’ experience using Catia V5
- Minimum 5+ years proven work experience in engineering test
- CATIA V5, Microsoft Office, and excellent written and communication skills
- Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree is required
- MS or PhD would be a plus, but not required
- Proficiency with Fastrak, Tedds and other industry standard design software
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Structures Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a structures engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for structures engineer
- Planning, programming and delivery of safety and condition inspections and testing regimes to HA DMRB and the Inspection Manual for Highway Structures, in order to identify defects and early signs of structural failure, supporting life cycle planning
- Lead the production, assembly, and integration of the Dragon structural assemblies including pressure vessel weldment, thermal protection system, trunk mechanical assembly and structural mechanisms
- Implement process improvements to reduce assembly hours and build cost
- Create and maintain build schedules that list all discrete fabrication and assembly tasks
- Providing the operation with 24/7 Part-21 and technical support
- Part-21 design organisation
- Repair approvals
- Airworthiness Directives
- Coordination of all onsite engineering personnel
- Review design changes against proposed parts list, forecasted failure/high usage list, frequent repair list, unplanned PDM line stop list, and fatigue life parts failure to recommend candidate part replacements
Qualifications for structures engineer
- Experience in structural planning and analysis of different types of building and station structures including reinforced /pre-stressed concrete, steel and composite
- Working knowledge of International current Design Codes such as British, Eurocodes
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications Word, Excel and Outlook is required
- They will also have the ability to coach and mentor junior engineering staff
- The candidate may need to travel to our other Northwest offices, as our teams work in close collaboration to provide our services in the Northwest
- Experience in the application of FEA, strength of materials and classical mechanics and analytical methods development
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Structures Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of structures engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for structures engineer
- Provide an engineering definition of spacecraft structure component design that is cost efficient and complies with all requirements with minimum iterations
- Work in a concurrent engineering team, reporting to the Project Team Leader or Project Manager as appropriate
- An Engineer-Level 6 or
- Senior Engineer-Level 5 or
- Principal Engineer-Level 4
- Conduct all per-mission work to prepare for launch day operations, including managing flight and ground software configuration files, reviewing launch autosequences, reviewing trajectory, reviewing launch site procedures, and work with recovery team to develop recovery procedures, performing data review for all operations
- Aircraft Weight and Balance
- Manage the team to ensure that delivery is achieved in accordance with client requirements
- Undertake services within an engineering environment which may include (but are not limited to)
- Lead the delivery of technical outputs within the team
Qualifications for structures engineer
- 1 semester of experience working with sheet metal design
- Should have through knowledge of IS codes of practices and knowledge of BS & ACI standards would be an added advantage
- Masters in Engineeing (Structural)
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Aerospace Structures design
- Extensive experience developing, documenting, and implementing analytical methods
- 1-3 years of related design engineering experience preferred
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Structures Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of structures engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for structures engineer
- Develop and maintain strong client working relationships
- Take responsibility for technical excellence and innovation across the project team
- Act as Lead Designer on work undertaken by the team
- Work jointly with Project Managers to manage the resources within the team to optimise the resource and demand balance
- Champion Value Management / Engineering to support Project Managers in ensuring that schemes are delivered with innovation
- Deliver improvements to SHEQ within all aspects of projects and lead task groups where appropriate to develop, communicate and implement SHEQ improvements
- Provide technical input to the brief responses and proposals for new work, including fee estimates
- Be accountable for checking, certifying and authorising design deliverables (including drawings, specifications, professional skill and care certificates, reports and contract documents) for issue
- Ensure that delivery is achieved in accordance with company’s management systems including Health and Safety, project and risk management
- Implement performance management processes, ensuring team are clear on expectations and standards of performance required
Qualifications for structures engineer
- Analysis experience using finite element analysis
- Experience of computer aided design
- Familiarity with the use of AutoCAD and / or MicroStation
- Undertaking services within an engineering environment which may include (but are not limited to)
- To be a chartered / incorporated member of a relevant professional institution (MICE/MCIHT)
- Demonstrable broad in-depth experience in inspection, assessment, design and construction of highway structures to UK standards