Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our 22,000 employees do the cant be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

As a government contractor, Peraton abides by the following provision

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

Qualifications

Requires 10+ years with BS. MS preferred.

Active Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain an Interim Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Provides structural engineering support to the Structures and Materials Division of the Aviation Engineering Directorate by applying classical structural methods and advanced finite element modeling techniques to evaluate possible new design alternatives, repairs, and/or redesign efforts.

Perform fatigue analysis/ fracture mechanics evaluation; investigate accidents causing personal injury/illness or property damage and recommend measures that can be taken to prevent their recurrence. Provide technical expertise to the airworthiness qualification/release programs standard configurations and/or alterations/modifications to standard configurations.

Will apply top technical expertise in recommending technical/test requirements, specifications, acceptance criteria and measuring programs consistent with, and in the definition of design criteri including Statements of Work and Airworthiness Qualification Specifications and Plans; analysis of structural design criteria, stress, internal and external loads, finite element modeling, strength and margins of safety, statistical evaluations and structural design.

Providing fatigue test requirements and test plan definition and evaluating fatigue test results; providing flight load survey test plan definition, determining fatigue methodology requirements; and, analyzing and reviewing design and production drawings, test plans and reports for laboratory and flight tests, and field support documents such as Depot Maintenance Work Requests, Technical Manuals, and Quality Deficiency Reports. T

The position requires experience and the ability to perform detailed and complex calculations, including Classical Stress Analysis Techniques, Finite Element Modeling Techniques, Fatigue/Fracture Mechanics Analysis Techniques, and Aerospace Structures Design, plus knowledge of practices/principles necessary to assess advanced systems concepts, assess specifications and perform system integration.