Description:
Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Structural Analysis Engineers for a contract opportunity in Palmdale, CA.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): Must have recent Level 4 experience with the following skills: • Airframe primary structure layout and sizing • Hand/Excel based analysis of aerospace structures • NASTRAN and PATRAN or HyperMesh • Catia V5
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for performing stress analysis on new designs of primary and secondary airframe structure, as well as updating existing analyses to incorporate design changes. Experience in stress analysis of subsystems and subsystems installations desired. Experience with MRB stress analysis of metallic and composite structure desired. Required experience with FEA software including NASTRAN and PATRAN as well as Abaqus. Experience using Altair HyperMesh as a pre-processor and TMP Vision for post-processing desired. Experience with CATIA V5/3DX highly desired. Familiarity with UNIX/LINUX operating systems desired. Candidate must be capable of interpreting detail, assembly, and installation type drawings and models.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): • Familiarity with Slim, Vision, and IDAT, 3Dx a plus
Job Number:
220068
Job Location:
Palmdale, CA
Rate:
Up to $120.00 DOE
Duration:
11 months
Input Date:
10/01/2026
Firm Name:
CHIPTON ROSS
Attention:
Robert Davis
Address:
420 CULVER BLVD
City, State:
PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Phone:
310/414-7800 X286
800 Phone:
800/927-9318
Fax Phone:
310/414-7808
Email:rdavis@chiptonross.com Website:www.chiptonross.com