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At SDA we are constantly growing both the services and products sides of our business. As such, we are always searching for new and energetic talent to join our team. As an Aerospace Engineering company, we are always looking for bright engineering minds that can help our organization succeed and excel. Engineers of all backgrounds are welcome to apply, as every subset of engineering can be applicable and useful for our work.

SDA is conveniently located in the heart of Northern Virginia, only 5 miles from Dulles International Airport and 25 miles from Washington D.C. With a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits program, our goal is to never lose out on a potential employee. Having grown rapidly and extensively over the past 10 years, we plan and project to continue this success. Subsequently, we will continue to hire on a continual basis to fit our work demand.

Current Availabilities

The following jobs are currently available, but we are always accepting resumes for future openings.  If you’re interested, please send an email to jobs@test.structures.aero.

Entry Level Designer

We are seeking entry level aerospace and mechanical engineers to perform preliminary and detailed design of aerospace primary and secondary structure and mechanical systems. The successful candidate will be charged with performing preliminary lay-outs of structures and mechanical systems for vehicles, performing rapid prototyping and construction of those designs, and completing and releasing the detailed design for production. Candidates must be able to self-guide work, have excellent communication skills, and thrive in fast paced development environments. 
 
Structural Design and Analysis provides engineering services to a wide variety of customers that create aircraft and spacecraft of all types and sizes. We are partnered with several companies to support the design and manufacture of these vehicles, and are rapidly expanding to increase our ability to take on larger and more ambitious projects.
 
Required Qualifications
  • B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering from accredited university
  • Candidates must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident/Green Card Holder)
  • Ability to perform basic static and kinematic analysis using hand calculation techniques, and experience in dynamic and/or thermal analysis
  • Hands-on experience working with carbon or fiberglass composites, machine shops, specifying fasteners, bearings, and other hardware
  • Proficiency with engineering CAD software (Solidworks, CATIA, NX, Fusion, etc).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
 
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with development of structural or mechanical systems for aircraft .
  • Experience with FAA certification activities, designing to appropriate FAR standards and interfacing with DARs and DERs.
  • Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and CAD file structure along with tolerance analysis capabilities. Experience in application ASME Y14.41 methods for Model Based Definition is desirable.

Aerospace Stress Analyst

A new position is available on our team of structural analysts. Duties include substantiation of structures and design validation via finite element modeling and hand analysis. Some applications include:
  • UAV design and analysis
  • Structural components of fixed wing aircraft and rotorcraft
  • Primary structure analysis of space vehicles
Analysis results are typically compiled into reports and/or presentations for clients. The employee would be fully trained on use of Femap and Nastran finite element programs.
 
Structural Design and Analysis provides engineering services to a wide variety of customers that create aircraft and spacecraft of all types and sizes. We are partnered with several companies to support the design and manufacture of these vehicles, and are rapidly expanding to increase our ability to take on larger and more ambitious projects.
 
Required Qualifications: 
  • U.S citizenship 
  • B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering from accredited university
 
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of composite materials, aircraft structures, and/or practical finite element analysis is highly preferred. 
  • The candidate should have demonstrated aptitude and drive in their undergraduate statics and mechanics of deformable bodies classes, mechanical design (ME majors), and aerospace structures (AOE majors) coursework.
  • Experience coding in VBA, Python, or MATLAB

No open positions available currently.