Develops complex weight, balance, and mass properties data.
Determines approaches to developing data and analyzes and compares results.
Defines complex weight, balance, and mass properties related to design requirements.
Participates in developing customer specification commitments.
Provides complex vehicle or system configuration guidance.
Leads individual design team weight control efforts. Estimates, calculates, measures, and verifies mass, weight, stiffness, and inertia of components, assemblies, and completed vehicles or systems.
Develops and maintains weight, balance, and mass properties accounting systems and generates weight and balance reports.
Creates, develops, and implements new processes and tools to facilitate improved design and analysis capabilities. Works under general direction.
The Mass Properties team is looking for an individual with experience in aircraft weight and balance analysis. In addition, this position will require the ability to comprehend contract statements of work requirements, define task execution details, estimate task durations, and schedule and monitor team task execution.
Just to let you know, regular and predictable attendance is required.
Position Responsibilities:
Develop complex weight, balance, and mass properties data.
Determine approaches to developing data and analyses and comparing results.
Participate in developing program and customer specification requirements.
Estimate, calculate measure, and verify mass, weight, stiffness, and inertia of components, assemblies, and completed vehicles or systems.
Develop and maintain weight, balance, and mass properties accounting systems and generate weight and balance reports.
This position is a hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite (at least two days per week) at the listed location. This is at the hiring team's discretion and could potentially change in the future.
Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctor of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry
3+ years of experience in weights and mass properties engineering
Experience using CATIA or similar design modeling tools.
5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Aircraft weight and balance report generation
Understanding of commercial derivative aircraft (707, 737, 747, 757, 777, 787) or similar platform interior compartments and standard aircraft primary/secondary hardware and aircraft system components
Large aircraft weighing experience.
CATIA V5/V6 experience
Aircraft control surface weighing experience
PC platform computer skills is highly desired, especially with Excel and Word
Possess good interpersonal communication skills (written & verbal) in a team-oriented environment.
Experience leading teams or projects.
Ability to interact professionally with customers, suppliers, and field & production representatives.