Design Engineer III

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 19 operating businesses in 11 countries. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, Senior designs and manufactures high-technology components and systems for the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

Senior Aerospace SSP, a division of Senior plc, is the world’s largest aerospace high-pressure ducting system supplier. Starting as ‘Stainless Steel Products’ in 1945, and acquired by Senior plc in 1995, we are vertically integrated with our own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO-certified engineering lab, allowing us to design, manufacture, and qualify complex ducting systems for space launch, defense, and commercial aerospace applications worldwide.

Why join SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP is the recognized global leader in high-pressure bleed air ducting systems. We provide "total resource" system solutions for complex ducting requirements, with our components found on most aircraft operating worldwide.

We are committed to the highest standards of ethics, safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. At SSP, we believe in building strong relationships with our customers, suppliers, and most importantly, our employees. We foster a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth. Join us and find your future in a company that values innovation and integrity.

Summary: The employee is part of the Design Engineering Team and shall serve as a stress analysis and mechanical design subject matter expert supporting a variety of projects.  The employee will work unsupervised approximately 75%+ of the time.

SSP’s product line is primarily high pressure, high temperature pneumatic and fluid lines for aerospace applications.  Markets served include domestic and foreign commercial, military, and space.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

There are two primary job functions: Detailed component design and FEA based stress analysis.

• Component design consists of conceptual sketches (physical or CAD) which are fed to the drafting team. Significant application of concepts such as design to specification, design for manufacturing, design for inspection, and design for cost.
• Stress analysis has a heavy emphasis on structural dynamics, fatigue, and nonlinear solutions. FEA tasks range from simple geometry creation and meshing all the way to final analysis report.

• Works with a diverse cross-functional team of engineers designing and analyzing metallic parts that are produced using a variety of manufacturing methods. Common methods: forming and welding of sheet metal, machining, additive manufacturing, and casting.
• Regular interaction with internal teams of: Project Engineers, Drafters, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Test Lab Personnel, Contracts, and Sales.
• Tasks involve a full range of product life cycle including new product development, legacy product support, research and development, and failure analysis.
• Often necessary to create (i.e. programming) custom design and task automation tools in Excel (VBA), MATLAB, Python, and the API of applicable calculation software.
• Internal flow calculations and external insulation calculations are common using in-house tools.
• Travel required is <15%; includes software training, travel to support project engineers for customer design reviews, and potential onsite customer support during initial quotation or design phases.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

There are no direct supervisory responsibilities associated with this position.  The employee is expected to help train and mentor junior employees as applicable.

Education and/or Experience:

• BS Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Astronautical or similar Engineering field. (MS Degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering design environment.
• 6+ years of experience with finite element analysis stress software (HyperWorks, Femap/NASTRAN, or ANSYS Mechanical).
• 4+ years of experience specifically with HyperWorks.
• Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and reduction.
• Experience Types:
  • Experience with linear and nonlinear static FEA solutions is required.
  • Experience with modal, harmonic response, and random response is required.
  • Experience with contact analysis is preferred.
  • Experience with topology optimization is required.
  • Experience with simulation of metal forming methods is preferred.
  • Experience designing for metallic additive manufacturing is required.
  • Experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar drafting software is preferred.
  • Experience with Stainless Steel, Titanium, Inconel, and other superalloys is preferred.
  • Experience applying GD&T per ASME Y14.5:2018 (and/or 2009) to complex components and assemblies is required.
  • Experience in the MRB review and disposition of nonconforming hardware is required.

Annual Target Salary = $120,000.00

Monday - Friday       8:00am  - 5:00pm

Joining our team will provide you with a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team. You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off. Apply today for an opportunity to join our team!

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems.  Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

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