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The External Loads Engineer will perform analysis of fixed wing and rotary aircraft to generate and compile externally applied loads on the aircraft. Designs, develops, and tests a variety of power plants, aircraft, missiles, and parts, taking into consideration the most efficient use of the natural laws affecting flight. Establishes structural design criteria, performs loads analysis, and supports loads validation tests.\n\nEssential Functions:\nResponsible for generating mass properties data, inertias and finite element models to determine inertial loads. \nCompile aerodynamic data, mass properties data, dynamics data, and aircraft state data to provide combined load cases to distribute to the airframe models.\nDevelop structural design criteria data and documentation. \nSubtasks may include the generation of free-body diagrams, determination of reaction forces, preparation of shear and moment diagrams, execution of simulation tools, data processing and assimilation, and down selecting of critical conditions.\nInteract with other functional engineering disciplines. \nWillingness and ability to work any shift, weekends, and overtime as required. \nWillingness and ability to travel up to 10%.\nAbility to obtain a US Secret security clearance.\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and minimum 4 years of prior structural engineering experience in developing aircraft loads. Graduate Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 2 years of prior structural engineering experience in developing aircraft loads. 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