Stress Engineer

ICON Job Description Title: Stress AnalystCompany: ICON Aircraft is a consumer airplane manufacturer founded in response to the creation of the sport flying category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Given these enabling regulations, ICON's mission is to reinvent personal flying by providing consumer-friendly, safe, technologically advanced aircraft that allow the freedom, fun, and adventure of flying to be more accessible to mainstream consumers. ICON's long-term vision is the democratization of personal flight and 3-D mobility.ICON's first aircraft is the A5, an amphibious sport plane that fuses outstanding aeronautical engineering with world-class product design and unprecedented safety features. The A5 is the world's first production aircraft that is spin-resistant, making it one of the safest small aircraft ever created. It has won some of the world's most prestigious design awards and has inspired a global following. ICON is headquartered in Vacaville, CA, 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. For more information, visit www.iconaircraft.com. Mission of Role: To perform stress analysis on primary composite and metallic structures using hand calculations and FEA. Location: Vacaville, CAReports to: VP, EngineeringPrimary Areas of Responsibilities: Perform stress analysis on primary composite structures and metallic components using hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEMAP, Nastran, linear and non-linear FEM creation and validation)Support production and field support efforts. Assess damage and issues, define and substantiate repairs Verify preliminary analyses of design engineersSuggest design changes to meet functional, strength, and weight requirementsWrite stress reports, structural test plans and test results. Support compliance testingExtract geometry from Creo (Pro/E) CAD modelsRequired Experience & Education:B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering3+ years of directly applicable aircraft or similar weight critical structures, performing hand calculation stress analysis (per approved stress methods: Bruhn, Niu, etc.) and FE analysis (FEMAP/Nastran, Linear/Non-Linear analysis) on composite and metallic structures (primary and secondary) 2+ years using any high-level CAD system but Creo (Pro/E) is preferredStrong structural intuition for light aircraftExtremely detail oriented and weight sensitivePractical – good Design for Manufacturing awarenessStrong communication skills and highly collaborative Ideal Experience:Experience with composite material qualification or testingComposite part design, layup mold design and/or bonding fixture designExperience with metrology, interpretation and /or operationEvaluation of technical options against schedule and budgetary constraintsAerospace product and industry experience/knowledge. Aerospace tooling experience, aerospace design experienceStrong computer skillsOther Traits:Highly intelligent – Analytical and problem solverTeam playerGood judgementExtreme attention to detailSelf-motivated, positive thinkerMature and sensitive to multiple decision-making stylesAbility to grasp issues in a dynamic environment and organize activities to quickly achieve desired outcomes