Senior Aircraft Structural Analyst - Modification & Sustainment
Senior Aircraft Structural Analyst - Modification & Sustainment
Support structural integrity, airworthiness, modification, repair, and sustainment activities for a large military aircraft fleet. This role performs detailed structural analysis of primary and secondary aircraft structures using classical hand calculations and finite element analysis methods.
Position: Senior Aircraft Structural Analyst - Modification & Sustainment
Location: Los Angeles Metro Area, CA (100% On-Site)
Employment Type: 1-year contract to start; program needs extend 2+ years
Openings: 2
Overview
This position supports the evaluation, certification, and integration of aircraft modifications, repairs, and sustainment initiatives. The engineer will develop analytical solutions that support structural integrity, airworthiness, and continued operational capability while collaborating with design engineering, manufacturing engineering, airworthiness specialists, and program stakeholders.
Essential Functions
• Perform structural strength analyses supporting aircraft modifications, repairs, and engineering changes.
• Evaluate primary and secondary aircraft structures for static strength, fatigue life, damage tolerance, durability, and structural stability.
• Develop and maintain finite element models using industry-standard analysis tools.
• Conduct hand calculations and classical stress analyses to validate structural performance.
• Generate engineering analysis reports, technical assessments, and certification documentation.
• Support design reviews and provide structural recommendations for modification and repair solutions.
• Assess load paths, fastener systems, joint designs, and aircraft structural interfaces.
• Collaborate with design engineering teams to optimize structural solutions while maintaining compliance requirements.
• Interpret and apply military airworthiness requirements and engineering standards.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to engineering leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of structural analysis experience in the aerospace industry.
• Experience performing aircraft strength, stress, or durability analysis.
• Strong understanding of strength of materials, aircraft loads and structures, structural mechanics, fatigue and damage tolerance, and metallic aircraft structures.
• Experience generating engineering analysis reports and certification documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting military aircraft programs.
• Proficiency with NASTRAN, PATRAN, ABAQUS, Siemens NX, and Teamcenter.
• Experience analyzing primary aircraft structures, including fuselage, wings, empennage, flight control systems, and landing gear structures.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516 airworthiness criteria.
• Previous experience supporting sustainment, modification, or repair programs for legacy aircraft fleets.
• Experience with fatigue and damage tolerance methodologies.
• Previous experience supporting Department of Defense programs.
• Background in military transport, tanker, maritime patrol, fighter, or comparable large-airframe structural analysis programs.
• Aerospace FEA experience supporting aircraft certification and sustainment activities.
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Quick Job Summary
Senior-level aerospace structural analysis opportunity supporting modification, repair, certification, and long-term sustainment of a military aircraft fleet. The position is 100% on-site in the Los Angeles Metro Area and requires 7+ years of aerospace structural analysis experience, with a strong foundation in aircraft stress analysis, structural mechanics, fatigue and damage tolerance, and metallic aircraft structures.
Job Location: Long Beach, CA
Rate: Based on Exp
Per Diem: No
Overtime: Possible
Duration: LT
Start Date: ASAP
Input Date: 10/20/2026
Attention: Brad McInnis
Address: 20 ASHBURTON PL
City, State: BOSTON, MA 02108
Email: bjmcinnis@outlook.com
Website: www.bhsg.com
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